<p>I heard that there is this thing where if your are in the top 10 rank of your high school (any high school whether if it is good or bad) you can/will be easily accepted to good college. Is that true?</p>
<p>what do you define as a “good” college? There are 2,500 colleges in the US…</p>
<p>And it’s not as if each school district publishes a list of top ten students and “good” colleges come calling to admit them. You apply… They may reject</p>
<p>No way. So many people who are valedictorians and salutatorians (#1 and #2 in their class) get rejected from top colleges because of other factors, or because the colleges they applied to were too competitive. On the other hand, top students probably are most likely to get into “good” colleges, although they are not guaranteed admission just because of their rank.</p>
<p>There are many factors colleges don’t just look at the rankings. A lot of them look at SATs, how rigor your classes are, GPA, and your ECs</p>
<p>ok, i guess i wasn’t clear. I meant like good public colleges (not private) will more likely accept top students from high schools ( wheather if it is good or bad)…</p>
<p>Well most likely a top ten student has higher grades, harder classes, and is more involved in extracurriculars. However im in top ten and was rejected from lehigh</p>
<p>You’re still not very clear: I think you’re asking if good publics will target top ten kids, even if they are from poor performing schools. The answer is “maybe” – to fulfill SES/diversity goals, perhaps. But your #9 student may have a 17 ACT and a 3.4GPA. That kid is not going to be admitted to FSU or UVA. There’s no automatic push.</p>
<p>I know a woman who was valedictorian at her inner city Detroit HS. Got a free ride to UMich. Had to withdraw out after 1 semester b/c she was so woefully unprepared.</p>
<p>Perhaps OP is referring to the practice in Texas and other states of auto-admits for Top10% (in the case of Texas) to the state university system; in that case it is true that it doesn’t matter how good the school is (so long as it is recognised, including all public schools). Whether the slots available in the state university system qualify as “good college” depends. Also, of course, it only helps if you are actually in one of these states.</p>
<p>yeah, TheCrookedOne got my idea… Is California one of these states?</p>
<p>The University of California considers local rank in the admissions process. Students in the top 9% in their specific region are essentially assured of a space at one of the UC campuses.</p>
<p>The UC top 9% calc is at [University</a> of California - Statewide path](<a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/california-residents/admissions-index/]University”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/california-residents/admissions-index/) . It appears to only consider UC Weighted GPA and SAT/ACT, not class rank.</p>
<p>Apparently there are 2 paths… statewide and school/region, can we choice which path ? statewide should be easier</p>