<p>Just wondering, based off of this, America's</a> Best High Schools: Gold Medal List - US News and World Report ?</p>
<p>My high school ranks in the top 100 and I was wondering if colleges look at my app any differently due to this.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>yeah me too, should we list the rank in the resume or something? Like my school is the only silver medal school in the state (none received gold lol) Should I make note of this somehow in the resume?</p>
<p>It seems like they should be judged differently because its a more difficult school. For example I get a 3.5 but in a lower school I probably would have had a 4.0+…</p>
<p>I would say it does not matter at all.</p>
<p>That report is only a measure of the opportunities your school provides, and the success it reaps from making students use such resources. </p>
<p>Great for parents: YES
Great for Students: Quite Possibly (more resources=more opportunity to excel, pad application, tailor curriculum to interests, etc.)</p>
<p>Do Colleges Care: NO
Why Not: All students are judged on their own, not on their school. Students can access most of the same resources and curriculum with a little self-motivation and know-how. If you have the same curriculum and EC’s as someone from the nearby Public School, they won’t care what HS name you have backing you. This is when it boils down to test scores.</p>