<p>Okay, I hear much talk of the importance of being ranked 1st or 2nd when it comes to college admissions, especially at a school like Dartmouth. Well, I am 3rd out of 207, and there is not much I can do. I just need a little bit of confort that I can still possibly get into top schools without being in the top 2. :P</p>
<p>3rd? That’s blasphemous. Better get ready for community college.</p>
<p>Instructions:</p>
<p>1.) Walk into your bathroom.</p>
<p>2.) Stare at the mirror.</p>
<p>3.) Say, “I am a champion.”</p>
<p>4.) Walk out of the bathroom.</p>
<p>5.) Sit down.</p>
<p>6.) Log back onto College Confidential.</p>
<p>I was third in my class (of 320) and I got into MIT, Columbia, Brown, and UChicago. The person who was #1 (and also had lots of ECs, leadership, whatever) got rejected from MIT, Columbia, and Brown. The person who was #2 got rejected from Columbia and Brown. When you get to be that highly ranked, I think differences of 1 or 2 ranks don’t really matter.</p>
<p>not silly, you are so cute:)</p>
<p>Just think about which part you can beat #1 and #2. such as, #1 took the easier courses, my courses are more rigorous. #2 is not in a sport team and lack of leadership…</p>
<p>colleges like well rounded people, are you the #3 ?</p>
<p>My friend’s school gpa #3 went to H, but #1 and #2 went to state U.</p>
<p>Don’t worry dude.</p>
<p>there is a simple solution to this</p>
<p>kill the competition (1 and 2)</p>
<p>no, i don’t mean that as an idiom. actually kill them (sword, knife, bullet, silver cross, blunt object, spear, whatever method suits you)</p>
<p>oh and don’t, DONT get caught. seriously dont forget this last step</p>
<p>Or, somewhat less bloodily, I suggest you hack onto the school’s computers and change your GPA to make it higher than their’s.
But you can also kill the competition, just as a precaution. I would take the whole of top 5 out, just in case, using some of mcgoogly’s suggested methods.</p>
<p>JK. 3rd is goooood rank :)</p>
<p>idk11, i love you.</p>
<p>@mcgoogly</p>
<p>Brilliant! If you can somehow manage to suffocate them with that giant pull-out PSAT score report, I will forever worship you. Either way, make it quick and clean. A little Draino in the after-school Powerade typically works. If you hear they’re having trouble breathing at their French Club meeting, then just smile to yourself and nod your head.</p>
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This is definitely the best approach. If you change your grades before you kill them, the police won’t suspect you (what could possibly be your motive - your class rank is already higher).</p>
<p>Homicide > Changing GPA. Every time.</p>
<p>Assassination is a great EC. It is completely unique and shows determination, resourcefulness, and the ability to confront ethical dilemmas.</p>
<p>Control your urges, though. Assassinate the valedictorian, and you are on the fast track to collegiate success. Assassinate your admissions officer, however, and…</p>
<p>I don’t know, what if you see the adcoms decide to reject you (as an assassin, you are always watching) and they haven’t entered it into the system yet?</p>
<p>I seriously hope you are joking. This is such an obnoxious thing to say. “OMG, I’m only ranked 3rd in my school! I’m going to have to go to community college!”</p>
<p>hon-i’m in your position as third in my class…and guess what
last year our third in the class got into dartmouth and oberlin
the sal only got into Pitt</p>
<p>I guess it would be appropriate to murder the adcom in that situation. What if the admissions officer is a secret assassin as well? Awkwaaaaarrd.</p>
<p>Haha, I actually already planned to put “Professional Hooker Killer” on my EC list. However, I think “Nerd Killer” or “Admission Officer Killer” might show my passion, key to getting into those select colleges.</p>
<p>Yeah, I am not crazy obsessive, despite other’s in my grade, but places like Dartmouth and such often bring up their large percentage of Vals and Sals, so I was wondering whether the difference between 2nd and 3rd was really noticeable. Please don’t belittle me, because I am not ignorant of admissions, or atleats completely, but rather curious.</p>
<p>hahaha wow. ppl actually make these kind of threads? this is sad. </p>
<p>first semester of senior year, i was ranked 10th in my class. The other ppl who were ranked higher than me, who applied to Stanford got rejected, except for someone who had a similiar GPA to mine. I got waitlisted but got in later. </p>
<p>when you’re at the top of your class, class rank really doesn’t mean anything really.</p>