<p>I hope that what Intparent says is true…my daughter’s school only ranks in deciles so the best she can do is the “top decile” when in reality she is somewhere in the top 1, 2 or 3. Even though two of the schools she is applying to give significant merit $ according to rank (top 2%), the school guidance counselor refuses to acknowledge it. In the end, it could cost us $100K over four years. In schools where ranking is not a merit factor its less of a big deal to us but it reeks of the “everyone who works hard should get a trophy” school of thought.</p>