<p>How much does Princeton consider rank in the admissions process?</p>
<p>holistically lol</p>
<p>anybody else?????</p>
<p>In the context of your school.</p>
<p>If you have low standardized tests scores but are first in your class, and recommendations or awards indicate that you're one of the top students in your school, it might indicate that maybe you don't go to the greatest school or aren't a great standardized test-taker but are still a good student. I think it helps to give some context, and it my opinion, it tells more about how you're doing academically than your GPA, especially if Princeton isn't familiar with your school.</p>
<p>Rank reveals how competitve you are compared to your peers. It always depends on your school, though. If you don't attend a very good school, Princeton will expect you to be the top (or towards the top) of your class. Rank becomes more and more forgivable, though, as the schools become more and more competitve. If you attend a private college prep school, Princeton will accept less than perfect ranks. It really depends in context, as findis said, and one answer cannot be applied to every person. I personally feel that your GPA is more important because it allows the admissions officer to compare you more objectively to other applicants, but also note that 96% of the current freshman class at Princeton was in the top tenth of their class, 99% in the top quarter, and 100% in the top half. So, it's obviously very beneficial to be in the top tenth at least.</p>