<p>So
My class ranking was a 1/475 but after mid year, it became 37/475
The thing is my school has a lot of valedictorians so the more there is the worse off everyone else is. If there are 30 valedictorians, the saludictorian is a #31. So STUPID</p>
<p>Anyways, my school stuff came in today and even though my class ranking is a 37/475 now, I dont think my GPA changed that much. I dont really know what a good and bad GPA is but </p>
<p>My old GPA before midyear was a 4.0. (6.5 weighted)</p>
<p>Now it says 3.978. (6.4643 weighted)</p>
<p>Like my GPA didnt change that much I dont think but my class ranking did so I feel like itll look like a slacked off</p>
<p>How can your school have 37 valedictorians? Defeats the purpose of that title, which is, “the highest ranked student among those being graduated from an educational institution”. How can you have 37 "highest’?</p>
<p>It’s quite easy. Simply report on 37 peoples’ transcripts that they are valedictorian, and voila, you have 37 valedictorians. Unless someone with power over the school says “no you do not have that many”, not much anyone can do about it.</p>
<p>well the thing is, I got my first 2 B’s so im not saludictorian either. We have like 28 Valectorians and their ranking is 1, I guess we have 9 Saludictorians and theyre ranking is all 29. and then theres me whos class ranking is 37… like what the hell i know haha</p>
<p>I dont really get the GPA System. What is considered a good and bad GPA?</p>
<p>In a big public school, it is very easy to have 30+ valedictorians. When there is a cap on the amount of GPA points earned from honors and advanced courses, this is what happens. </p>
<p>For example:
The maximum GPA is 4.5, and whoever achieves this is automatically val. </p>
<p>student #1:
earns the 0.5 cap by taking 10 honors courses total, and earning all As. His GPA=4.5, and he is ranked #1 in class</p>
<p>student #2:
earns the 0.5 cap by taking 10 honors courses also, BUT, takes 6 AP courses in addition to that and gets all As, and one B. Ooops. This person still earned the cap, but now his unweighted is something like 3.9, so his weighted is like 3.9+0.5= 4.4, and he gets bumped DOWN in rank. </p>
<p>So, let’s say 30 people did what student 1 did (which can be very common). Then student 2 is ranked #31. </p>
<p>*and, note that, if the 30 ahead of student 2 keep straight As, they cannot lose their valedictorian spot, because of the GPA CAP. </p>
<p>and if student 2 maintains straight As for another semester, he still cannot move up in rank, because he will NEVER have a 4.0 UW due to that one B. His efforts in 6 additional AP classes are “punished” in his rank.</p>
<p>That’s why I like the way my school does it. We have multiple valedictorians, AND anyone with a 4.0 weighted or above gets reported as class rank 1 (but not necessarily valedictorian).</p>
<p>:( That’s annoying. Yeah, my school’s pretty stupid, too. There are a bunch of people who took all regular classes and have a 4.0. Thus, they are valedictorians.</p>
<p>Eh, if colleges see just 1 or 2 B’s I don’t think it’s going to kill your chances. They’ll probably keep it in context.</p>
<p>well I got into the Business school at University of Texas at Austin so thats my backup.
Im applying to
Cornell (which i went for a summer college)
Georgetown
USC
UCLA
Duke
Columbia
BC
NYU (which doesnt need a midyear report)</p>