<p>Some high schools don’t rank but colleges can tell where they stand to the rest of their classes. So if you are in top 10-15% then your GPA is viewed in that context. In short, your GPA is not as bad as you think.</p>
<p>EDIT to add that poster FredFredBurger got into both Stanford and Cornell with 3.4 uw GPA and 2300+ SAT. He is a URM</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/405090-always-remember-you-re-unique-just-like-everyone-else.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/405090-always-remember-you-re-unique-just-like-everyone-else.html</a></p>