Rank improvement for a senior, worth it/possible?

Applying to College
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<p>I am currently a senior and ranked 60 out of 200 in my class at at a competitive private school. 1) Do you think it would be possible to raise my rank 10 spaces so I am 50th in one semester? 2) As of now I am in the top 40% of my class and my school doesn't send rank to colleges, but they do send percentile. So if my rank increased 10 spots my percentile would be the top 25%. Would that help a lot?</p>

<p>I would ideally want to make this jump by the end of the first semester so its on my college apps</p>

<p>Schedule:</p>

<p>AP Gov
Honors Bio 2
Trig/advanced math (mid-level)
Honors spanish 3
Honors Religion
World literature (mid level)
Advanced Vocal Music 4 (ik haha, but I am one of the best singers at my school and I love it)</p>

<p>Additional info:</p>

<p>my cumulative GPA is 4.15 (5.0 scale)</p>

<p>my schedule has never been this tough, I can handle it fine, but it is more heavily weighted now, so that will help my effort to jump rank.</p>

<p>A lot of seniors take the lightest course loads possible, so that might help too.</p>

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<p>Short answer –</p>

<p>Get the best grades you possibly can. Improve as much as you possibly can. From there, what happens, happens.</p>

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<p>Are you going to apply early to any schools? If you are trying to jump in rank by end of first semester, I don’t think colleges will see those grades in early applications.</p>

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<p>Get the best grades you can. This will be helpful regardless of whether your rank improves. But yes, top 25% will be much better than top 40% from an admissions perspective.</p>

<p>Good luck, and work hard!</p>