40% HS nationally eliminate class rank?!

[SlitheyTove]

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Colleges are also able to infer the class rank based on the school profile.

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<p>I’ve never quite believed this. If the school profile is highly detailed, with an explanation of how GPA is determined, the number of students in different ranges of GPA, the number of AP/Honors/etc courses, possibly a breakdown of grade distribution in individual classes, then it’s still a fair bit of work to figure out exactly where a student ranks based just on their transcript. Easy if they’ve got straight A’s in every AP course the school offers, but not so easy if you’re looking to see if someone is top 5% vs top 10% vs just outside top 10%. </p>

<p>If the profile doesn’t offer much detail, then there’s not enough data for the colleges to infer class rank.</p>

<p>The GC rating and rec could offer clues. </p>

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District officials said most state schools, including the University of Illinois and Northwestern University don’t consider class rank. Nor do Princeton or the University of Michigan. District officials did not provide information about which institutions do factor in class rank, and audience members said they’d like to hear more about the positive aspects of the ranking system.

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<p>From which I gather that those District officials don’t have much insight into college admissions issues. C’mon, guys, do your homework beforehand!</p>