<p>Hey all,</p>
<p>ok so I had a quick question about class ranking. My school doesn't report rank for every student, but I have a choice to release my rank or not. If so, it would show up as 4/~500, or otherwise only my transcript and a distribution of GPA would be released. (This would put me in the top group of around 30 people). Would it be better to release my class rank specifically, or let them assume that I am in the top group of the 30 people? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Definitely take my advice last considering that I have no experience with class rank, but if I were you, I would probably release it. You’re in the Top 10%, the Top 5%, and heck, even the Top 5. Plus, if they just assume that you are in the group of Top 30 people, you will not get as much of a bonus as stating that in that group of thirty, you rank as an impressive fourth.</p>
<p>All right, thanks! I was leaning toward that also :)</p>
<p>Your GC should check off the box that you are top 1%, which is important.</p>
<p>i wanna say that you def should not release your rank</p>
<p>Release your rank, 4/500 is very impressive. Just make sure your GC also checks off the box for top 1% on the LOR.</p>
<p>Sat800 lol can you give some explanation? And thanks everyone for the advice</p>
<p>Yes, you can go ahead and release your rank. If you are rejected by any of the top schools it won’t be your rank that sinks your application.</p>
<p>And congratulations to you school for allowing students to choose whether or not to release rank.</p>
<p>Hi Hpyscm,</p>
<p>If you’re curious as to how admission officers view your application, here it is:</p>
<p>"There are 5 general measures that colleges with a holistic review process use to gauge a student’s competitiveness. In order of importance, they are:</p>
<ol>
<li>GPA</li>
<li>Course Rigor (Honors, AP, IB Courses)</li>
<li>Standardized Test Scores</li>
<li>Activity Sheet</li>
<li>Essays</li>
</ol>
<p>(Note: this is also the order in which they read your application materials)" </p>
<p>With that being said, what I wanted to say was that you CAN release your class rank. Will it benefit you? Maybe. BUT, the big thing is that you have to clear the minimum standard (which is set by the colleges) to be considered for admission.</p>
<p>Wow SuperSenior, you’re the best!!! Thanks!!!</p>