billcsho - LOL OMG UR SO funny
No. I was looking for someone with a similar experience. I got speculation only.
It’s called grade inflation - most kids are entitled to get an A…
The point is that if you were in the top 10% you’d have no qualms about reporting it…
You’re right. I wouldn’t.
However, I’m not. I was thinking of a response about what I could tell them as to why I did not report it to make it appear less suspicious. Another poster said that it was not a competition, when clearly it is. That’s all I meant by that.
I was that poster lol. Rank is only a competition if you let it be one. And as someone that’s could have been val/sal if not for some shady events people were getting away with junior year, it’s a waste of time to get obsessed over. It’s your prerogative if you choose to weave this story about you “not liking competition” to admissions officers, I’m just saying that I wouldn’t buy it.
You’re going to try to convince a school with highly competitive admissions that you don’t believe in competition? I would think you’d have to eliminate all mention of it in your ECs as well. How does that distinguish you from the thousands of other students who DO believe in competition but weren’t able to place?
@hajpha - That’s a cheap and disingenuous way of getting out of it - and one that will be obvious to hyper-competitive schools.
You guy are right…
I’m just gonna include my rank and hope for the best!
If you report rank schools have to include it in their data so you have a valid concern if you are applying to the most competitive schools. They will receive a profile from your school that will help them estimate your rank so they won’t automatically assume the worst. Whatever you choose to do, you do not need to explain it to them. They know the game because they play it too. They also understand the difficulties ranking presens in a small class.