<p>So my high school does not publish rank, but while I was going over the Common App Secondary School report with my counselor today, I realized that there is a part that reads:</p>
<p>"We do not rank. Instead, indicate quarter/quintile/decile."</p>
<p>Does this mean that even though my school does not rank, my counselor still has to indicate those things? I would prefer my rank to be completely hidden. I am confused, frustrated, and worried.</p>
<p>Almost all schools give out enough info for colleges to know where you rank, and when they don’t, the collages call and ask. No way to hide your rank.</p>
<p>Stanford had about 50% of the applicants without rank. I thought this meant absolutely no ranking. And do they really call all of those applicants with no info on ranking? It doesn’t seem realistic</p>
<p>I mean, I’m not ashamed of my rank (15%), but it’s not on par for my ED school. How would my counselor fill that out then?</p>
<p>Get the book A Is For Admission in which the former Dartmouth adcom goes into detail about how they figure out rank. For many schools they have standing formulas.</p>
<p>Where they don’t, most school profiles have enough info to get a very good idea. They are attached to every school report. Then they add in historical info from past applicants from your high school. For better or worse, they come up with a rank. If they don’t know your school, it’s the regional reps job to get to know it.</p>
<p>Schools that have 90 plus percent in the top 10% of the class will bend for schools that don’t rank that are very competitive (average SAT over 2000, 20% plus to ivies and peers ).</p>