<p>I am confused in this subject. I have a 4.0 UW and a ~4.76 W and I am ranked 5-10 out of 210. So, I don't call my school really competitive, because the lower half is full of stereotypical northern VA students;however, the public middle school and the private school merge to make our school, so the top 30 kids are uber-competitive. I came form the public schools, and the private schools got a huge head start GPA wise. So, what I am asking, is my school considered competitive? Should I metention the fact I am surpassing private school kids who had a head start?</p>
<p>What is a GC?</p>
<p>But my Guidance counsler is leaving this year. We are obviously getting a new one next year, but her rec won't be very personal at all.</p>
<p>How do the private school kids get a GPA head start or advantage? Do they have middle school grades that count toward their HS GPA? That doesn't seem fair.</p>
<p>Yes, but so do the some public school kids. However, the private school gives a much better education, so, the first years are harder for public school kids. Do you see what I mean. The kids started off at different levels of knowledge, and I was in the lower half. I myself got 8 HS credits before I even entered it.</p>
<p>OP: It will be very difficult to overcome the class rank with anything else unless your school is sending 10 -12 students to top colleges.</p>
<p>Colleges will receive a school profile which will detail the level of competition at your school--also if you're ranked 5-10 you have nothing to worry about. Being in the top 5% is nothing to sneeze at. Also, I'm sure that most colleges understand how -- generally speaking -- competitive Northern Virginia high schools are.</p>
<p>Thanks for the comments. We have a ton of people who go to UVA, but only one girl is going to the Ivy League.</p>