<p>Im currently attending a very competitive public high school where the best rank I can achieve would be top 20%. If I transfer to another local high school my class rank would be guaranteed to be top 10%, and probably top 5%. Is it worth to transfer after my junior year, to leave my friends behind for a better shot at admission?? I really don't know what to do, any Advice?</p>
<p>What kind of colleges will you be applying to?</p>
<p>Some colleges really care about rank and some don’t. </p>
<p>And…keep in mind that a lower achieving high school isn’t going to be as challenging and may not offer the honors or AP classes that your current school does.</p>
<p>Im applying to:</p>
<p>Emory
Clemson
NC state
Chapel Hill
Wake forest (ED)
William and Mary
UNC wilmington</p>
<p>Would it really matter if the school had less honors and ap’s if i’m transferring after junior year because I heard colleges don’t really care about senior year grades</p>
<p>What makes you think you’d be in the top 10% or higher at the new school? How would they handle your grades from the prior school?</p>
<p>I know I would be because I asked a few kids what their gpa’s were and even though they were lower than mine they were top 10%, but idk how they would handle my grades.</p>
<p>if you’re going to perform the same, in theory it shouldn’t make a difference. college admissions officers are supposed to be familiar with the high school in their regions, so they’ll see being competitive but not at the top of a super competitive high school as about the same as being at the top of a high school that isn’t as good. it probably wouldn’t work, and i don’t think it’s worth it.</p>
<p>If the adcoms thought you were transferring to have an easier time, it would look bad.</p>
<p>On the commonapp, you are asked to explain why you didn’t complete all 4 years in one high school. When you say you transferred to a lousy school so your gpa and class rank looks better, it speaks very poorly about the kind of student you are. Truth is, whether or not you are asked to explain, it’s still a really bad reason to switch high schools. Focus on working hard, getting teachers to know you (and therefore write good recs), and figuring out what you want out of school.</p>