is top 20% bad?

<p>i feel like rankings have to be looked in context, and there are a TON of smart people in my school. i am 70 out of about 370 and i have a 94.3 (weighted gpa) too!!!!.....will that be bad?</p>

<p>Your school reports, which accompany your transcripts, will give a good sense of the overall achievement level at your HS. Don’t sweat it.</p>

<p>How did you do on standardized tests?</p>

<p>Only if your high school reports rankings. Then, it’s fatal. Otherwise, don’t worry about it.</p>

<p>Same boat as you. I’m in the top 40% with a 3.9 UW and 32 ACT. Stupid smart schools… Oh well.</p>

<p>There are lots of very good schools that would love to have someone in the top quarter of a very competitive high school.</p>