<p>My daughter's large public high school no longer gives kids a rank, but tell sthem only what decile they fall into. Her counselor told her that she was in the top 5 kids in the class (and this is confirmed by looking at the gpa/decile correlation chart that the high school provides). Is she allowed to say on her application that she is in the top 1-2% of the class or can she only give her decile?
The application question is as follows:
"Ranked _______ in a total graduating class of ________
(If precide rank is not available, please estimate as "top tenth", "top quarter", etc"</p>
<p>Oh, I want to know this as well~ Same problem since my school stopped doing rank a long time ago.</p>
<p>Doesn't matter. Anything that rank relates to can be implied simply with test scores. I'd think the only position that would be worthwhile would be 1st or 2nd in the class anyway.</p>
<p>Um, being first in a class without official ranking... I'd still love an answer to this. I'd assume they wouldn't allow you to decide whether your school ranks by yourself but still... It'd be nice wouldn't it?</p>