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<p>Whose experience is more “right” is irrelevant. The point is that you implied that a top-10 finish is critical for the student seeking good scholarship money, when it just isn’t. </p>
<p>From the links you posted, I saw only one scholarship at one school that required a rank. The rest, at least the ones who referred to a number at all, required a percentage finish. That’s not the same thing as a rank.</p>