<p>Well, I just got my test scores back recently and am trying to look for scholarships that I'm eligible to apply for. My question is about scholarships that have "Top X%" class rank qualifications. My high school is very competitive, and thus in the interest of the students, don't routinely report class rank, only for VERY special circumstances. </p>
<p>I was just wondering what happens then, with these types of scholarships? Will they just omit the class rank requirement and look at test score? What happens? I'm wondering if this will work to my advantage, because my test score is much, much better than my class rank (as a result of the ultra-competitiveness).</p>
<p>From what I've seen in most merit scholarships, they provide info about the "typical" students who receive the scholarships, and that's where the mention of the top 10% comes in. </p>
<p>I've looked at the minimum requirements for St. Louis and it mentions GPA and test scores, but no mention of class rank. </p>
<p>Most schools and scholarships are aware that many competetive high schools do not rank. My S has discovered that when filling out outside scholarship applications there is typically a box that says school does not rank. (Thank goodness his school doesn't rank, because if they did he probably wouldn't even be in the top 25%)</p>
<p>Thanks for the input jjcddg, I greatly appreciate it! I'm in the same scenario - I'm in a very competitive school and though I'm a good student (3.65/30 ACT), I don't think I'm even in the top 25%! I'm just worried that this is going to kill me when it comes to scholarships.</p>
<p>If I had gone to a local public school on the other hand, I would likely have been in the top 5%.</p>