<p>ok, i attend one of the top schools in the nation, ( in the top 5, pretty sure my school is somewhere in the top 3 though). recently we got moved to rank 31 in the nation because of "budget cuts" according to our principle. the cirriculum here is pretty hard, and i finished sophmore year with a 3.6, but if i would have gone to my local highschool, i am pretty sure i would have a 4.0. is it beneficial at all if i got to one of the top high schools in the nation but have a 3.6 gpa, do colleges like UCB or stanford consider which high school you come from or is it all based on scores, becuase dont some schools give out easy A's while in other high schools, you have to pull all nighters to get a B+. thanks=)</p>
<p>High school rigor-definately
most colleges don’t really look at class rank that much because most schools don’t even ranks. But yeah, I think they do account for the high school’s difficulty and competitiveness</p>
<p>After all, I go to the #1 public high school in GA (which is only #67 or something in the nation). The coursework here is ridiculous, not to mention competitive. Yet, about 20 people get into GA Tech per year, whereas in other schools in GA, only 1 person gets in.</p>
<p>^Walton isn’t number one lol (saw your post in the Emory forum).</p>
<p>High school rigor definitely. Rank is so subjective that I doubt they value it much (if at all). Rigor and quality of student produced are the more important factors.</p>
<p>Agree with above. Where are you getting your rankings? US news? or a reputable source?</p>
<p>I think your concern is more about what the drop to 31 means. No need to worry, you are still in very fine company. The only hitch would be if there were a discernable drop in the quality of the actual education at your school- eg, dropping a significant number of teachers or courses. The sort of changes that were painfully obvious to students and parents. </p>
<p>So, I agree you should consider what ranking system it is that dropped the hs. The only ones that really count are regional or other accreditation committees- and some of what they include in their reviews is debatable.</p>