<p>The interesting thing about this post is that the OP is also a valedictorian. While there are hundreds of kids in the applicant pool who may have had a 2400 with a superscore or with one sitting, the OP’s class rank by virtue of itself brings him to such a higher advantage.</p>
<p>I’d say by merit of class rank and SAT score, if you are rejected from an Ivy, it’ll be because you were one of the last ones winnowed out.</p>