<p>This goes hand-in-hand with everyone getting participation trophies. And the School System is flat out wrong in stating the state schools don’t consider rank. [University</a> of Illinois: Student Enrollment Reports](<a href=“http://www.dmi.illinois.edu/stuenr/]University”>Student Enrollment) [2009-10</a> First-time, first-year (freshman) admission, Common Data Set - Northwestern University](<a href=“http://www.ugadm.northwestern.edu/commondata/2009-10/c.htm]2009-10”>http://www.ugadm.northwestern.edu/commondata/2009-10/c.htm) Colleges are also able to infer the class rank based on the school profile.</p>