<p>My school ranks, but it doesn't weight. I'm 57 out of 186 students. But I take all honor and AP classes, while most of the student above take regular classes. Since I'm in the top 30%, will that look bad to colleges?</p>
<p>Over 40 views not one answer. . .</p>
<p>Its gonna put you in a bad position…</p>
<p>My school doesnt weigh honor classes and only add +.03 to GPA if AP. A friend of mine, who takes ALL Ap or duel credit classes, won’t be in the top 10 percent this graduating year due to the low impact of AP classes…</p>
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Yeah, I agree. It would help if you were in the Top 10%. Depending on the colleges you’re applying to, your class rank might matter a bit less</p>
<p>Your counselor will make note of your school’s class rank policy, so adcoms will understand your situation. </p>
<p>Even then, such a policy is not an excuse for a low class rank. Of course, depending on the competitive nature of your school, the leeway given for a lower class rank will adjust accordingly.</p>
<p>This sucks, because my rank would’ve been higher if it wasn’t for some teacher I had last year. But how important is rank?</p>
<p>If your school ranks students, it is IMPORTANT!</p>
<p>There is no ranking system in my school. 
I wish all the schools were same.
At least the generalization of intelligence would stop.</p>
<p>You don’t say what schools you are applying to. For many schools, this will not be a major factor. For schools who want to brag that 70% of admits are in top 10 (or something similar), they may decide to protect that stat by not admitting someone under top 25%, or they may decide that you have enough qualities they are looking for that you will be admitted on factors other than helping their ranking stats.</p>
<p>Bottom line - you can find out what the stats regarding rankings are for most schools by looking at the common data set, or by looking them up on princet. review dot com. If they say it’s very important to them (both princ review and college board dot come have info on how important admission factors are to them), and your rank is below what they want, it may be a reach for you. If they say they it isn’t very important and/or a fair amount of admits are within your range, you’re probably a match on that particular part of your application.</p>
<p>Other bottom line - make sure that your guidance counselor includes in her letter of rec the fact that your school does not weight grades and that you have taken hard classes. Even if it says that in your HS school profile, have your counselor reiterate the point.</p>
<p>Don’t obsess about this particular detail too much!</p>
<p>Most schools only look at unweighted GPAs anyway, so it’s really just going to come down to your performance in other areas. Rank is mostly used to measure you against your peers at your school, but it’s not nearly as important as your GPA and test scores. And the rigor of your courses will most likely be your saving grace here.</p>
<p>Good luck to you =)</p>
<p>Yes, our high school counselor just went over this. Most colleges will rework your transcript to their own weighting system. The rank will only matter to a few highly select schools. If indeed the students above you are not taking AP/Honor courses, maybe have your counselor focus on your academic drive in his comments and this unusual situation. </p>
<p>I thought it was the same way in my S’s HS due to non-weight policy but when I saw the list of kids that were in the top 5-10%, they were all kids in the AP/Honors courses with him.</p>