<p>I go to a smaller private school... 140 in the senior class. Students that transfer in as late as the junior year are included in the weighted GPA class rank without using their prior high school grades. My school doesn't allow AP classes until your junior year so students that start later are at a mathematical advantage in the calculation. 4 of the top 10 students are transfer-ins. It pushes me out of the top 10. What would you do?</p>
<p>The only thing you can do is probably get over it. I would just try to buckle down and break out some good grades in fall semester. As it is a private school, no one can really tell them what to do</p>
<p>I also want to know the answer to the OP’s question because i have a 4.0 and have taken one of the hardest courseloads of kids in my grade, but I’m still 15th out of 340. So frustrating</p>
<p>It feels like most colleges put way too much weight on rank. I just saw I chance thread with a 4.06 top 15%. We only have like 70 people in our graduating class. I’m not sure if a 4.5 is top 20%.</p>
<p>I graduated a few months ago with a 4.64 and only finished 4th out of 260</p>
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That’s top 1.5% though.</p>
<p>Public school for you. I’ve always been very curious about how the schools not ranking affects admissions.</p>
<p>if you think those are crazy i have a 5.23 and i’m 15th</p>
<p>I had a 5.02 and was something like 35/590. Class rank, yech.</p>
<p>My HS makes me laugh in comparision to most other schools. Only 1 AP class offered in the classroom. You have to take the rest online. So glad to be going to UNC next year</p>
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<p>NCSSM doesn’t rank and I heard that <70% of their students get in. That may sound like a lot but most of their students were first or second at their old schools. Otherwise UNC asks SO many questions about you vs. everyone else they would pretty much know where you rank.</p>
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<p>But how do they do GPA weighting in Maryland? I think we’re all talking about NC.</p>
<p>you’re right, in MD we simply do it where an A in the highest level (AP or the equivalent) is 6, in honors it’s 5, and in standard it’s 4. What is different about NC’s system?</p>
<p>I’ve heard the same thing about NCSSM - I almost think that doesn’t even make going there worth it, if only 70ish percent is getting in. Why not stay at the same school and be able to be in the top 5, and lead all kinds of stuff there? I don’t know, I never had the opportunity to go to NCSSM! I’m just guessing that colleges are expecting more out of you if you went to NCSSM.</p>
<p>Don’t even talk to me about class rank. It’s a messed up system.</p>
<p>My D graduated from a Maryland public HS. At our school, an A in an Honors class is 4.5, and an A in a GT (gifted and talented) or AP class is 5. Not possible to get a GPA over 5. Actually, not possible to get close to 5, because a good number of your classes over the 4 years will be “regular”, and hence have a max grade of 4 (for an A).</p>
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<p>NC schools don’t typically offer a lot of APs, and those that do often have “lead-in” honors courses. There are required standard “4.0” courses. Lastly, an A is not 6,5, or 4. A 96+ is a 6,5,4 with lower grades quickly dropping in GPA. An unfair thing I’m trying to get changed is that even advanced college courses only get 5 points instead of the 6 AP courses get. AP Psychology more rigorous than college Organic Chemistry? Please!</p>
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<p>I was rejected but those who were accepted (one with >2000 SAT) from my county all placed into remedial classes. I’m not sure why they’re going if they have little chance at UNC.</p>
<p>I was accepted into NCSSM but I stayed at my regular school.</p>