<p>Like how it calculates ranks? etc. ?</p>
<p>Do you mean something other than the school report?</p>
<p>yes, on the counselor forms they are asked to explain that stuff</p>
<p>Didn't want to start another thread since this falls under the same category and all (sorry for infringing :) ), but what bout reputation for schools outside of the U.S. Would colleges know how rigorous those schools are or how they rank in their respective countries?</p>
<p>Probably not... there are tens of thousands of applicants... and God only knows how they even get through that many in a few months... I don't think they'll spend time laboriously checking up, unless your high school is instantaneously recognizable.</p>
<p>There are probably some high schools (especially in Asia) where the name alone does mean some recognition by the admissions officers (usually for academic rigour/past admits/etc...) in charge of international admissions. Raffles and Hwa Chong are two schools that come to mind in Singapore.</p>
<p>What do colleges look at about your high school? </p>
<p>Do they favor applicants who went to competitive, top-ranked high schools?<br>
If you went to a top-ranked high school, do they give you more leeway for grades because it is harder to get good grades?</p>
<p>The school profile which goes out with transcripts and historical data from others who have applied and/or matriculated provides the key info.</p>
<p>The absolutely consider grades in context of your school. Your 4.0 might not make top 10% at your school while the next guy's 4.0 might be from a school where 3 kids in it's history have achieved a 4.0.</p>