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<p>Okay, so I've posted on this board before..and I've gotten responses (and read some others too) that say something to the extent of "Being Valedictorian will greatly increase your chances of admission.'</p>

<p>Here's the thing: I'm fairly certain, actually really certain, I'm number one in my class. But my school doesn't officially rank. (My counselor told me I was number one--they do like unofficial ranking or something.) So, on my secondary school report, I know my counselor will put top 10%. Is this bad? I mean, my GPA is high, but since it only says "Top 10%" as opposed to "1/100," will that affect my chances?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>If your school doesn’t rank it won’t count against you. Chances are if your school has had kids apply here before they can get a good idea of where you’d fit based on historical data too, so you should be golden :)</p>

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<p>It is fine if your school doesn’t rank. Here is a quote directly from one of our admissions officers in response to a similar question:</p>

<p>“Many schools don’t weight or rank–we read your transcript for how you’re doing in each class and look at your grade trends in each subject area–so it’s not simply a GPA number we look at–it’s everything those numbers reveal that’s important to us.”</p>