<p>My ranking is #11 from a class of 560 students. So is this ranking a "good" ranking for Columbia?</p>
<p>.......yes</p>
<p>That's kind of a nebulous question, and for that it deserves a nebulous answer: it all depends. Selective colleges get gorging erections from rejecting valedictorians and perfect SATers, and they accept a ton of kids who don't have exceptional stats also. But don't get me wrong; the vast majority of students (at brand-name universities) are still in the top five or so of their public high school class. I think it has a lot to do with how competitive your high school is (average SAT score, average 4-year college matriculation, etc.), which your counselor fills out in the secondary school report.</p>
<p>Thats definately not a bad rank. Percentage wise it looks good even though you're not no1</p>
<p>Your entire school record, which includes your rank, GPA, school quality, course schedule, etc., must be good enough for Columbia. Class rank isn't in a vacuum.</p>
<p>Everything that blah1111 says is correct.</p>