Does Being Sal / Val Affect College Admissions?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Hey guys, some questions:</p>

<p>I'm in a group of 6 people who took the most APs (IDK my class rank though)</p>

<p>We all took 4 APs Sophomore, then 5 or 6 Junior, and now IDK</p>

<p>Two of us took AP Calc AB in 9th.</p>

<p>Of those two (not me), one took Spanish pass/fail and got like a 4.2, and then did PE instead of Spanish the year after, so that his GPA would be a 4.8. the year after that he got a 5.0 by taking only 5 APs (he took the last class elective, so its 5 AP / 5 classes = 5.0) and is doing the same thing now.</p>

<p>I calculated and I'm at least 2 or 3. Just wondering,</p>

<p>I know for a fact that it's better to take classes for grade, not P/F (for college) and taking 4 APs and then 6 and then 6 is better than 1-4-5-5 right? Even though his GPA is higher (because he basically abused the system), my classes look better because it shows I worked harder? We all got As in everything.</p>

<p>So basically wondering, will him being Val (and then the Sal, who is the other one who took Calc in 9th) affect his college admissions? Or is my GPA (which will be a cumulative 4.690) good enough anyways? </p>

<p>Sorry if this is rambly/annoying</p>

<p>Thanks for answers in advance!</p>

<p>EDIT: Val's GPA will be 4.742, and Sal's will be 4.701</p>

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<p>marginally i guess?</p>

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<p>I doubt the title means much. They don’t even give speeches at my school.</p>

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<p>Universities do take Valedictorian standing seriously, as well they should. This said, there is a lot more that goes into admissions decisions than just grade point average. Universities will weigh in essays, ECs, SAT/SAT II results and student background/profile almost as heavily as grades.</p>