<p>I know I started a thread about class rank before, but now I have a more specific question. Do colleges look at being in the top 11-12% the same way as being in the top 10%? I go to an average small town high school and am in the top 11.56% of my class as of now.</p>
<p>It depends where you want to go. OSU will not care, but Stanford might. Because of the way colleges and highschools consider rank-usually in deciles- being in the second decile does not bode well for a selective school. At most schools, though, there will be little difference.</p>
<p>From what I’ve heard from others, you’re in the top 12 Percent. (i.e 11.14% is still top 12%, its always rounded UP)</p>
<p>From what i see around here, class ranks aren’t that important when it comes to a few percentage points. It’s GPA coupled with your class rank that holds the most weight. Both values only tell you so much on their own, but together, they give you a lot of insight on how your high school career went. So most colleges probably won’t see a huge difference in the numbers, but more selective schools may see the slight difference as a factor</p>
<p>in california, top 9% HS seniors (instate) receive guaranteed admission at one of the UC campuses. (of course, it is not going to be the top ranked campus)</p>
<p>I don’t really think they’d care all that much…I mean, certain schools will be likely to reject you anyway, but it wouldn’t be because of that.</p>
<p>Thank you everyone for the replies! I am looking at Brandeis University in particular, although with my class rank this is a reach school (83% of freshmen were in the top 10% of their high school class), so that’s why I asked. I’m applying ED.</p>
<p>My school and many of our surrounding schools don’t even rank… The stat has been declining in importance in the recent years</p>
<p>I certainly hope it’s not too important. We don’t have class rankings here either…our administators believe they hurt people’s feelings.</p>
<p>Yes, it can be very important, but it does depend upon the colleges. In some situations if you don’t make the top 10% (Texas, some UCs, I think ), you lose an auto admit and chance not getting accepted. In Vermont, #1, the val gets a free ride to the state U. A lot of the most selective colleges, like HPY, etal, when they are looking at the average and slightly above average high schools only are interested in the top 1-3 students, forget upper 10%. Some state schools will cut if you are not in the top 50% without looking very closely as to why you are not. So, yes, it can matter when you are applying to such schools.</p>