<p>My high school is pretty excellent-- it's won a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, National School Boards Association Award, rated 14th in the country for music education, etc. But it doesn't give out class ranks. Would this be harmful when it comes to applying to colleges that place importance on class rank?</p>
<p>There's about 2,200 students if that helps.
Thanks!</p>
<p>It doesn’t hurt you if your school doesn’t rank. Colleges will know if you school doesn’t and then take your rank (or lack there of) out of the mix of your application.</p>
<p>Most highly competitive schools don’t rank. Colleges get so many applications from such schools that they have formulas to approximate a rank for kids from each particular school.</p>
<p>My school is fairly competitive but does not rank, and for one reason or another not a lot of people apply to Ivy type schools. Would this hurt me?</p>
<p>no it won’t hurt you at all, don’t worry</p>
<p>My high school didn’t rank either which was a positive thing since admissions just throw that criteria out. Lack of class rank didn’t stop some of my peers from going to ivy leagues.</p>
<p>Cool, thanks!</p>
<p>No admissions committee “throws out” rank as a criterion if your school doesn’t rank. Think about what you’re believing here! Go to the library and check out A is For Admission which fully explains how colleges approximate a rank for the unranked.</p>
<p>Yes, that is true. My hs tried to do away with rank this year but was told that our class would be compared to last years grads (23 Validictorians…broke a school record) so they bagged the idea. I still hate ranking but would love it if I was ranked 1 or 2!</p>
<p>In France, academic ranking is illegal. And every year many excellent French students get into some of the top American Universities. Trust me, it won’t hurt you.</p>