<p>The system I’m in happens to rank starting from 10th grade. Only about the top 5% even bother to apply to American schools so they (we, haha) need not worry about rank too much.</p>
<p>Not only that, the valedictorian is chosen by the student body and is usually not the top academic student.</p>
<p>In fact, I don’t think the concept of a cumulative GPA exists here.</p>
<p>Well, I’m willing to work my ass off for sub-par chances (like most international applicants) so I’ll be fine. Thanks everyone.</p>