Went down in class rank!! need some HELP! Please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey all, I was in top ten percent of my class, then went down to top 20% b/c of 1st semester grades, what will that do to my chances? Please Help! Freaking out right now</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I: 730 CR, 720 M, 740 W
SAT II: 750 MII, 700 MI, 790 KOR
GPA: 3.88 W, 97.7/100 UW, decile 2!??!!
Took most difficult course load with a year ahead in math than the grade, 5-6 AP classes
School sends 3-4 Ivies, accredited school
Located NJ</p>

<p>ECCS:
VP of school
President of 3 clubs
100+ Community service hours/ leader
Lots of diversity/ leadership positions
NHS, SHS
JV/ V Tennis</p>

<p>Essays:
Very creative, spent a lot of time on them
Recs:
great, from 2 teachers I respect and personally know
Guidance counselor's supposedly first recommendation he wrote this year---> i'm guessing thats good.
Interviews:
Okay Cornell interview, did it via phone so not really sure
Great Brown interview</p>

<p>Schools:
University of Virginia
Cornell
Northwestern
Brown</p>

<p>Accepted into:
Michigan, Notre Dame, Boston College before this class rank mess =(</p>

<p>So, what do you think? Will my now top 20% class rank be really harmful to my chances of being accepted? Any responses, particularly regarding Cornell, will be greatly appreciated. Please help me out</p>

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<p>a 97.7 is decile 2? Wow...if I was an admissions officer I wouldn't penalize you for that because that's ridiculous to expect you to have perfect scores in every class (unless you can go over 100).</p>

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<p>sorry about that, UW is 95/100, which comes to 3.75ish according to the school</p>

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<p>If I understand your school correctly, it's a joke. No one, even the valedictorian, should be able to get an average that high. And that's not even top 10%? Anyhow, if most of your grades are A's with occasional B's in rigorous classes, you have nothing to worry about. If you're really worried, have your college counselor send a note or something. Doesn't really make sense. </p>

<p>Your SAT is solid and congrats on getting into Michigan, Notre Dame, and Boston College. Those are some good schools and an indicator for the other schools, though they are no doubt more difficult. But you should be happy you're into some great schools. </p>

<p>I can't say definitively that you're in any of those four schools, but I think your chances are good. Brown will obviously be the hardest. GL~!</p>