<p>I was looking at Harvard's Common Data Set, and it says Class Rank isn't even considered. How true is this?</p>
<p>Really? Are you sure? I was looking at the Harvard admissions FAQ - [Harvard</a> College Admissions § Applying: Frequently Asked Questions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/faq.html]Harvard”>http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/faq.html) - and it said “most admitted students rank in the top 10-15% of their graduating classes.” So I’m guessing rank was included in the admissions process. But I’m not positive.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.provost.harvard.edu/institutional_research/Provost_-_CDS2008_2009_Harvard_for_Web_Clean.pdf[/url]”>http://www.provost.harvard.edu/institutional_research/Provost_-_CDS2008_2009_Harvard_for_Web_Clean.pdf</a></p>
<p>It’s what it says, lol. That’s what threw me off, haha.
But on the year before it, the common data set has completely different things checked as important/ considered/ etc.
Hmph. Those Harvard liars. >:(</p>
<p>It probably isnt, it’s just that most admitted happen to be in the top 10-15% of their class</p>
<p>No, it definitely is considered, class rank is how they compare the rigor of different high schools. What they probably meant is that it is not a deciding factor or requirement (such as to be in the top 5%).</p>
<p>In the earlier 2007set, class rank was considered “important” above almost everything else. The reason Harvard changed this factor is because they narrowed it down to two columns, “considered” and “not considered”.</p>
<p>My unofficial observation is that Harvard must be considering rank directly or indirectly. It cannot be a coincidence that the extreme majority of students I have met have high ranks. </p>
<p>Though rank does not appear to be a common topic of conversation amongst students (It is nice that there does not seem to be that need), at one point at the very end of the year I was with my daughter and some of her friends she had known almost the whole year. Out of the blue, one asked my daughter had been val. In the process, this opened up the topic of rank for discussion. In the group, the lowest rank was 3rd. But the interesting part was listening to the discussion of people they knew and when it came to individuals with “low rank” (one 7 and one 15) the kids were in awe. It led me to believe that those students were rarities in the student body.</p>
<p>To Harvard students, please correct me.</p>