<p>How much emphasis is placed on class rank for admissions at Georgetown? I saw on their site that only 9% of applicants ranked in the top 5-10% of their class get in. Are these mostly normal applicants or do most of them have some kind of hook (URM, athelete)? Im just curious after getting deferred with a class rank in this category.</p>
<p>It's probably a combination of the things you mentioned and the fact that a number of people are from small, high-quality classes at certain prep schools so that being in the top 10% of the class is just as if not more impressive than people in the top 5% at other places.</p>