Being ranked high like top 10 in your class in a below level school or being ranked top 50 in a highly compettive school??
<p>the first one</p>
<p>That is like the question: "Which is better, an A in a regular course or a B in an AP course?" The answer is get an A in the AP course. Seriously, if you are applying to selective schools, or later applying to grad/Law/Med school, it is better to be in the top of the class no matter where you are.</p>
<p>Yeah, the first one.</p>
<p>it depends top 50 out of how many people, if its like 800 or something the second one would be better</p>
<p>top 50 at ... Exeter? I'd take that. Otherwise the first.</p>
<p>Suppose a student is top ten at a crappy high school vs. a student that is top ten at a great, crazy, magnet high school. What is the less fortunate student that doesn't have the luxury to go to a great school going to do? I mean the kid at the great high school is going to "look" better than the student that is attending the crappy school, is the latter going to be screwed when admissions time rolls around?</p>
<p>When your high school sends your transcript to the college, they also include a high school "profile" for the school. The format of transcripts and profiles vary a lot from school district to district. You can get a copy of it from your high school GC/Registrar by asking. Anyway, the profile contains info about your high school such as AP classes offered, gpa distribution, # of AP exams taken, and other items. A college doesn't expect more from you than your high school offers.</p>
<p>what if your highschool standards are high, meaning high AP tests taken and gpa, but your not up to par, would they look down upon that, or see that the school is very difficult and that the person is doing "ok"</p>
<p>i say it depends on the school. i mean COME ON, if you go to Sunny hills or Troy, the 2nd one will be more impressive than being top 10% at some ghetto school</p>
<p>Yea right now I'm going to go to a ghetto school where like 65% of the student body goes on to a college, and this is where I think I can ber competetive, but my dad wants me to go to a highly competitive school instead. So thankx for your input.</p>