<p>"So your point, randomperson, places an inordinate amount of importance on class rank which by your own admission is not computed by some schools."</p>
<p>Ok... well, I was trying to say that if class rank is calculated at your school, then it's easily more important than grades, since the entire concept of a "GPA" is so inconsistent between schools. If not... then grades (or some weird decile system or something) are all the admissions offices have.</p>