<p>My school is top notch and colleges love us - especially NYU, Carnegie Mellon, Johns Hopkins, and Penn.</p>
<p>People here don't do things like enter ISEF or organize huge charity events. Colleges understand that getting straight A's at my school means you really are something. Then all you need to distinguish yourself from your classmates is some leadership and initiative, and you're set. But it's really, really hard to do all that - we're uber competitive.</p>
<p>And we have no rank.</p>