<p>^^ The answer will vary from GC to GC and from school to school.</p>
<p>At my son and daughter’s high school, the College Office/GC’s refused to check boxes for any students, as they felt that ranking and checking boxes only helped the tippy top students – and their job was to get EVERY student into a great college, not just students at the high end. And it worked – over half the class (450+ kids) are admitted to the ivies and little ivies every year. So not providing ranking or checking boxes seems to help more students, at least at their HS.</p>
<p>You could certainly ask your GC to see the form. Whether or not they will show it to you is another matter. My kid’s HS had a college application prep meeting for parents where a sample SSR was put up on the screen for all to see how the form was completed by the College Office.</p>