Will class rank be a big factor against me in the National Merit Competition?

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<p>I found out yesterday that I am a semifinalist (228 / 2190 / GA).</p>

<p>However, out of about 350 students I am roughly ranked at 8, and that number may drop as I am taking all my classes at the local university (not community college) and university grades won’t affect my GPA.</p>

<p>My PSAT score is the highest at my school. The second highest is 216, and she is neither valedictorian nor salutatorian. In fact, the salutatorian did not even take the PSAT last year.</p>

<p>Will my relatively low class rank negatively affect my chances in the competition?</p>

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<p>not at all</p>

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<p>You are well within the top 5%…that’s not a low rank</p>

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<p>rank has nothing to to with NMF. relax.</p>

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<p>yeah that would be ridiculous considering the very wide variations in schools…my school is known for being very hard AND full of hardworking chinese kids who dominate the top 10…seriosuly like 2-5 white kids max are in the top 10 out of a 503 student body…and then private schools are even harder…then theres really easy schools where i would be valedictorian…so yeah relax</p>

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<p>Thanks to all responses.</p>