top 10% of class

artloversplus
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:40:13 +0000

Top colleges admit students mostly from the top 10% of the class. But being in the top 10% of your class does not automatcially get into the top colleges. You have a better chance to get in, that is all. Of course there will be feeder schools and top public schools like OP indicated that have a higher acceptance rate.

National Merit Scholarship Corp. indicated there are approx. 1.5 million students took PSAT, assuming that is the total number of students in a high school class. 10% of that class will have 150K students, yet, the American Top 25 universities and LACs do not have more than half of that many openings. So, in order to be selected by these elite colleges, being at top 10% of the class will give you better chances.