<p>Hi! I'm doing some research for our school newspaper, and was wondering what people here thought about class rank in high schools. Is it a good thing for schools to rank students in their class? Is it a good thing that colleges use this as a factor in admissions? Does your school rank? Do you like your school's policy about class rank? If your school does rank, do you feel as though it fosters unhealthy competition????</p>
<p>Any other comments or anecdotes or rants you have would be wonderful. I appreciate your responses!!!!</p>
<p>Uh..I think that class ranks are unfair. Out of 465 students in my 2009 year, i am number 23 :(. The fact is though that number 1 with a 99.00 average isnt really that smart. When schools considered our class rank, they didnt consider what classes we are taking. Number 1 in my class takes all Easy classes, i mean like REALLY easy classes, and me an my friends who take ALL advanced classes are put behind on the list just because of our scores. In result i think it is unfair.</p>
<p>Rank is good at public schools like mine. It should also be accurate though. It should only include the last 3 or 4 semesters, because otherwise, there are smart people who might take a year or two before realizing they have to work harder. When they finally perform to their potential, their rank has suffered. This doesn't hurt the people who work hard all 4 years, because... they continue to work hard. Regardless of which semesters are used for calculation of rank, they will still be at the top because they'll have done well in those semesters.</p>