Is my rank going to kill me?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm an extremely nervous college applicant, who will be hearing back from a bunch of schools within the next few weeks. However, I've recently been looking at past acceptance threads for some of the schools I've applied to, and I'm freaking out that my class rank will be the downfall of my applications. I'm not going to be super in-depth with my stats and ECs but here they are:</p>

<p>3.86 UW GPA
4.5 W GPA
33 ACT
2220 SAT</p>

<p>A lot of ECs in areas of interest with leadership positions and awards/recognitions. I won't list them all, but they vary in degree from treasurer in Science NHS to 1st in State for Improvisational Acting to volunteer at local homeless shelter to internship with an acclaimed actor. There are a bunch more that I won't list.</p>

<p>My essays were all pretty strong. Some were a bit better than others, but all were creative and really showed my personality and goals. The peers and advisors I had read them really liked them and thought I showed myself well.</p>

<p>So.....here's the kicker.....my class rank is 35/357. Just barely in the top 10%. I received one B each year in math (highest level math classes available), which equates to my 3.86 UW. My W GPA is 4.5, since I've taken mainly APs and a few Honors classes (the highest possible W GPA at my school is 4.8). Also, I attend one of the top public high schools in the state, and my school generally sends about 20-30 students (out of classes of roughly 300) to top schools.</p>

<p>The schools I applied to are:</p>

<p>UMN (accepted)
Rochester (accepted)
UMD (accepted)
Vassar
Princeton
Duke
Vanderbilt
Brown
Penn
Dartmouth
Northwestern
Columbia
Cornell</p>

<p>My intended major is theatre. Any input as to what my chances of getting into my remaining schools are would be greatly appreciated, as well as input as to how much my rank will hurt me.</p>

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<p>Honestly, I really don’t think it matters. Everyone is going to have their strengths and weaknesses mine is my standardized test scores. I think what the schools are looking for is that you did your very best with the material given to you. If you tried as hard as you can and did not slack for all four years then I think they would like that quality. On the other hand, if you slacked didn’t do your work, but pull out a 30+ on the ACT. They might “drop you like it’s hot.” However, I the essays and recommendations play a lot in the choosing. I have also heard that people get dropped because of their interview. I think you have the same chance as everyone else. There is no way to judge how these colleges are going to choose year from year.</p>

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<p>At this point, what does it matter? Take a breath: it’s hard, but give it a try (don’t worry, I’m in your boat too).</p>