True Importance of Class Rank

cptofthehouse
Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:46:54 +0000

Yes, it can be very important, but it does depend upon the colleges. In some situations if you don’t make the top 10% (Texas, some UCs, I think ), you lose an auto admit and chance not getting accepted. In Vermont, #1, the val gets a free ride to the state U. A lot of the most selective colleges, like HPY, etal, when they are looking at the average and slightly above average high schools only are interested in the top 1-3 students, forget upper 10%. Some state schools will cut if you are not in the top 50% without looking very closely as to why you are not. So, yes, it can matter when you are applying to such schools.