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Not true. They don’t rank each student by number, but they do indicate what percentile a student is. My kids went to 2 different private schools and both of them didn’t rank, but they still checked off how the student ranked within each category.</p>
<p>Academic achievement
Extracurricular accomplishments
Personal qualities and character
Overall</p>
<p>They are ranked Below Average, Average…Top 10%, Top 5% and Top 1%</p>
<p>This is not ranking, but it is one of the most important piece of information from your GC’s LOR. If your school doesn’t rank, ask your GC beforehand how he/she is going to check off those boxes. When it comes to their writeup, it’s yada, yada, yada.</p>