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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have two currently at UVA and they were both also accepted at W&M.  The one who attended an Arlington public high school took 8 AP classes and 4 IB classes. The one who attended a private high school took 8 AP classes. They both also took probably 3-4 honors level classes.[/quote]

[b]Same poster. I agree with the person who said generally an applicant needs to be in top 10% to be considered. Doesn’t matter whether your HS ranks. The admissions officers for each region know these high schools extremely well and are able to determine on their own whether an applicant is in the top 10%, 15%, etc. and yes, they do look at the type of AP classes a student takes because as a PP said, some are much easier than others. [/quote][/b]

THis is the contributor who said ranking is important.  [b]Technically FCPS doesn't rank [/b]but PP is correct that the admissions officers know the precise rank.  FCPS college advisors will not help your child get into UVA or W&M unless you fit the profile.  They are the ones who have to steer the kids to the meetings when reps are on campus, when writing letters of recommendation (collecting them and putting them in the package), getting the transcript, helping write the essays.    And, at graduation, all students with a 4.0 get a "valedictorian" medal.  So yes, everyone at the school knows what the class rank is, which is why UVA can say at convocation "93.6% of you were in the top 10% of your class".  There are many other ways of telling approximate rank such as honor society, AP placements, Naviance charts.[/quote]

[b]So does this mean that FCPS does not have valedictorians?[/quote][/b]

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has valedictorians but they are all the kids who graduated with a 4.0.  The get a medal.  One student speaks (at least at my daughter's graduation).   So, yes, there are valedictorians but just too many of them.[/quote]

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