When I asked my counselor about my rank, he told me that I am the first. However, since someone was applying from the same school to another elite university, and that guy’s rank was not that great, the counselor reported the rank as quartile and indicated that both of us are in top 25%. However, in my common app, I reported the rank as exact and wrote that I am the first. So, will this cause any problems, and will schools consider the top 25% or the first?
The college will most likely place more weight on what the GC puts on the SSR vs. what you report. The AO may ask clarification from the GC for the discrepancy, or they may not.
If I let my counselor report that I am the first in a side note in the recommendation (ex: he was always the first among his class), will that solve the problem?
Thank you