Hey,
As of now I am ranked 1 out of 702 at school. However, at my school someone is taking 7 (staying afterschool for 7th period) weighted classes and 1 easy online honors course at the last second, so that by the time midyear reports come along, I will most likely be bumped down to 2. I really don’t think that is fair, but anyway, do you guys think it will seriously affect my chances at Penn, MIT, Duke, Yale, Wash. U, or Columbia? I’m in the IB program by the way, and all of my classes are IB classes this year, doing Math HL. Or is the midyear report just to see that you aren’t slacking off in senior year? Most likely I will get straight A’s anyway on my midyear report, it’s just that I would have one less out-of-class weighted course.
<p>See, this is why more and more schools have stopped ranking.</p>
<p>Seriously, people need to get a grip. You guys are driving yourselves crazy. </p>
<p>The mid-year report is not just to see that you aren't slacking off. The schools want to see that are taking the most challenging curriculum available and getting top grades. Which I am sure you will do. However, if the worst happens and despite all your hard work and straight A's in the most challenging classes at your school, you do drop to #2 out of 702, there's always community college. ;-)</p>
<p>You're stressing over NOTHING. Unless being Valedictorian is your life-long dream, don't worry about it. In the mid year report, colleges just want to see that you are still doing well. Dropping down to God-forbid number TWO <em>gasp</em> will not hurt you at all. Calm down. Go watch porn.</p>
<p>Haha</p>
<p>I hope parents aren't reading this. :)</p>
<p>And try, when you get to college, to measure success more by learning than by grades. It's very easy let grades control your life and to care far too much about them... put in the effort, be enthusiastic about learning, and let the grades take care of themselves.</p>