Should I be worried about my class rank?

Applying to College
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<p>Hey all,</p>

<p>I think I posted this somewhere before too, but oh well....</p>

<p>Here's my situation- I have a 3.955 UW GPA (out of 4), so I would say that it's pretty good. BUT since my graduating class is tiny, and the rank is unweighted, my class rank is absolutely horrible: 14/52, which is a 28%. I'm aiming for Notre Dame and several other good schools.
Other than my class rank, I'd say that I'm a pretty strong student: 35 ACT, 2270 SAT (will not submit), and 8 AP tests.
My grades only went below an A (2 A-, 1 B+) during sophomore year because I took 3 weeks off in the middle of the school year due to a visa issue. And then my junior/senior year grades were all A's, including the AP classes.
So I really don't want my class rank an UW GPA to ruin everything.
Will it?</p>

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<p>Look at the Common Data Set for your school list, section C7. Here is ND’s: <a href=“https://www3.nd.edu/~instres/CDS/2012-2013/CDS_2012-2013.pdf[/url]”>https://www3.nd.edu/~instres/CDS/2012-2013/CDS_2012-2013.pdf&lt;/a&gt; See how rigor is Very Important and Class Rank (along with a number of other elements) is important? That should help you.</p>

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<p>Does your transcript show your rank? Many small schools like yours don’t report rank in connection with college applications. If it isn’t reported to your colleges, it won’t be a factor.</p>

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<p>Yeah it shows my rank :(</p>

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<p>Well, most selective colleges like their students to be in the top 10%, but they will take into consideration the unweighted rank and the number of APs you’re taking. It sounds like you are taking hard classes and doing well in them, which is good.</p>

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<p>Why would you worry about something that you have no control over?</p>