<p>I think that the flaw isn’t with the system, but with the students in it. I am currently valedictorian of my high school, but that hasn’t kept me from taking any classes that I’ve wanted to. I could have easily increased my GPA by taking an advanced science or history elective, but instead I chose art classes, which I absolutely love. Students simply need to realize that rank is not that important. (Most) Colleges don’t say what % of vals, sals, and people of other ranks were admitted, they only show what percent of their incoming class ranked in which percentile. I think it’s just a reflection of the OCD-perfectionism that’s becoming bred into students.</p>