Class rank... to include, or not to include?

Applying to College
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<p>My school doesn't automatically publish class rankings, but we can request to include it on our transcripts. I'm currently about 40 out of 440-something in my class, barely scraping the bottom of the top 10%. My UW GPA is 3.7, and my W is 3.95 (ultra-competitive school that only weights for APs). 2380 SAT, 5's on all AP tests, 770+ on all subject tests, pretty good EC's, fairly solid "leadership."</p>

<p>Will rankings help me or hurt me? I honestly don't know. Should I omit them from my transcript and write that my school doesn't do rankings on the Common App?</p>

<p>Would "meh" rankings be better than a blank, especially for colleges that don't consider freshman grades? Also, if other people from my school are applying to the same competitive colleges, does it look bad for me if I don't include my own rank?</p>

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<p>It won’t hurt to include it. Colleges will see a breakdown of GPAs in your school and the ranges in which students fall. They will be able to more or less predict your rank, which is rather respectable.</p>

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<p>The trouble is that a lot of people at my school take a bunch of easy classes and get 3.9’s or 4.0’s, so the scale’s kind of skewed.</p>

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<p>Colleges will be able to see how many APs you took compared to other students. You will be fine either way :)</p>

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<p>Your guidance counselor will also indicate on his/her report the rigor of your courses compared to others in your school. The fact that others took easier courses and have a higher rank is not going to affect you.</p>

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<p>I guess I’ll opt in, then. Thanks guys! :)</p>

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<p>Was ranked 53/513 then I moved schools</p>