<p>Would an unweighted GPA on the lower end like 3.7ish be made up for with a class rank in the top 5%.</p>
<p>i think you will be fine because the whole point of the class rank is to give a frame of reference for your GPA. for example, if you had a 4.0 but so did half the people at your school, it wouldn't mean as much as a 3.7 in the top 5%</p>
<p>Yes. If it makes you feel better, I had a 3.7 and similar class rank... Class rank puts everything in context.</p>
<p>I was wondering if anyone knew if Northwestern calculated GPA based on 9-11 or on 10-11....</p>
<p>I think they include freshman year. (9-11, plus 1st semester of 12th)</p>
<p>Hey, how about schools that don't rank (like mine)? It's a competitive college preparatory.</p>
<p>^I think counselors give a rough estimate, in that case.</p>