<p>My school doesn't do class ranking or percentages. I've heard that class ranking is very important in the admissions process, and when I've been searching for colleges they list what range their students generally fall into, etc.</p>
<p>My problem is, I have no clue where I stand in my class. It is a very competitive, prestigious private school full of brilliant workaholic overachievers. Therefore, I am guessing that with my 4.1/4.2 GPA (not sure how to calculate it since our grading scale changed after freshman year), I am not exactly at the top of the class.</p>
<p>So the question really is, what do I do? I have SAT scores to compare, but no class standing.</p>
<p>A lot of high schools don't do ranking, and a good percentage of top colleges' applicants come from schools with no rank. Don't worry about it. Some non-ranking schools do, however, put what decile you're in. If it's a competitive high school, I don't think it should matter much though.</p>
<p>Refusal to rank is not that uncommon among good prep schools. Colleges are aware of this, and they don't hold it against you. However, they do have some "tricks" for figuring out your relative rank. Often, along with the counselor recommendation, the high school provides a fact sheet about the graduating class. This fact sheet includes the % of seniors who fall into various gpa ranges. So, though the college won't necessarily know your exact rank, they can make a pretty good guess.</p>
<p>Ask your guidance counselor if they send such a form to the colleges and ask if you can see a copy. Sometimes schools even put this information on their websites for prospective parents/students.</p>
<p>I think GPA is always more important that class rank......class rank i guess is used to validate claims made in teacher recommendations e.g. 'he/she was the best in class etc.' ...and like the above posts say....the colleges will figure out a rough percentile and thats good enough.......</p>