<p>My school ranks everyone who has a GPA above a 4.0 as number 1 in the class. I have a 4.5 GPA, but I definitely don't think I'm anywhere near the first in my class. Also, I've never heard of another school who ranks this way. What will the colleges think? Will they simply ignore the rank, or will the 1/410 actually help me even though a bunch of other students also have the same rank?</p>
<p>Also, do you know any schools that rank like this?</p>
<p>I think this is mentioned in A is for Admissions. I think they ask specifically "How many students share this rank?" and from there they try to determine your "true" rank. (At least top colleges)</p>
<p>My DD's school does the same. I think aigiqinf is correct on how colleges handle it.</p>
<p>Mine is the same way.
And I think everyone so far is correct.</p>
<p>Mine's similar. It deems anyone with above a 4.0 as valedictorian.
And I'm also pretty sure it works the way aigiqinf describes it.</p>
<p>Rank in your case becomes unimportant. At this point a review of your transcript line by line (takes about 60 seconds) tells all... rigor and grade for each class. Your teacher rec and counselor comment also helps position you among the many #1s as well.</p>
<p>Why on earth do these schools do this? They should just not rank. I can just see the adcom eyes rolling at all the schools with 200 vals!</p>
<p>My school does a similar thing but the GPA's that make the cut are like 4.2 or something and above. I don't like it because this year there are like 6 possible kids, including myself, and it's getting pretty ugly among the kids who are really close to number 1. I personally don't care much, I think it's a stupid way of calculating rank.</p>
<p>I'd have your counselor mention it in her recommendation... she did for mine, as my school does not show weighted rank on the transcript...</p>
<p>my high school does that too. every year we have 30 or so valedictorians.</p>