<p>So I was on the AI calculator, and I'm curious. I'm not so obsessed with the number, so this is more of a curiosity...</p>
<p>The AI calculator put me at a 216, or a 6/9 when I put in my actual rank. However, when I put in my GPA, I become a 9/9.</p>
<p>I have a 3.86 GPA, 4.54 weighted. Unfortunately, that puts me at 40/600 (7%). Will my rank hurt me? I'm obviously top 10% but I'm frustrated that my good GPA isn't reflected in my rank. I'd just like some honest answers. The schools I'm going for are Georgetown, Brown, Tufts, and WashU (who all probably don't use the AI). </p>
<p>Exact opposite problem.....7% rank, lower GPA (school has grade deflation), most rigorous courseload...... curious also which is more important???</p>
<p>I'm going to make a guess here (and it's only a guess, so don't take it as gospel).</p>
<p>When the Ivies don't get an actual class rank, they guess. I've been told that, if they have data from a high school in years past, they will approximate using that data. If not, they'll take their best shot at it.</p>
<p>I suspect the calculator simply makes a guess at class rank based on an average GPA distribution. But at the Ivies, they will take what they know about relative GPAs in your school into account.</p>
<p>So, I'm guessing (and remember the word "guessing") that, in the absense of class rank data, the Ivies would place your GPA closer to its real rank in your school. In other words, you would get no boost for your GPA.</p>