<p>My daughter goes to a very small high school... There are only 15-20 kids graduating. Because of that, there is no rank assessed.</p>
<p>One of the schools she applied to (maybe others that I haven't checked) offers a scholarship if the child has an SAT score above a certain number and a rank of either top 10 or top 20%.</p>
<p>I've inquired with the HS and they'll make a call on her behalf but they won't rank. I've also sent an inquiry to the school ...</p>
<p>Is this fair? We can't afford to leave 9k-$15k on the table over something so ridiculous.</p>
<p>Have you spoken with the college? Some schools that use rank as part of scholarship criteria will use a GPA number instead if the high school doesn’t rank. For instance, they might decide that a 3.95 is the equivalent of top 10%, and a 3.8 is the equivalent of top 20%, or something like that. It’s certainly worth checking. Frankly, rank at such a small school could be very misleading, so I think your HS is right not to provide a rank.</p>
<p>Ask the HS guidance counselor if they provide a GPA distribution chart of the graduating class that they can send to the college. Technically they don’t rank but with this chart you they could see where your kid stands relative to classmates.</p>
<p>I would definitely call the school and speak with a financial aid officer. My S’s friend was in the position that his test score was in the range, but his GPA put him below the top 20%, and his mom said she successfully negotiated a higher scholarship than they offered him at first. (He was an ED admit.)</p>
<p>The rank thing shouldn’t be a problem my school is a very competitive public in nj and they decide not to rank us but that hasn’t stopped me or any of my classmates from getting scholarships that include a certain rank requirement.</p>