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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Multiple 1580-1600 kids at our private got in ivies/T20 ED/ED2 this year with lack luster grades.  Counselor was surprised.[/quote]

What is lack luster? Outside top20%?[/quote]

Most private schools don’t rank any more and don’t weigh grades.  Depending on the context, outside top 20 percentile could mean different things when rigor is considered.  [/quote]

Confirming are we saying most top private HS now don’t rank, don’t offer AP, don’t give extra points for harder courses, and some don’t even report GPA to colleges? Then how do colleges review applicants among their peers?

Do AOs look at the transcript with letter grades and do their own calculation and ranking? Do they put more points or weight on an A on a harder course vs an earlier grade course? [/quote]

GPA/test score/rigor/[b]rank [/b]is what gets you the foot in the door, but they are not enough for a seat at the table.

Once you meet the academic standard, everything else is what matters: ECs, recommendation, essays, major, geographic diversity, etc.

Once you pass that, class shaping kicks in.  You may be accepted, deferred, or waitlisted.  [/quote]

Yes, but PP was asking about how rank is determined when schools don't rank and don't give extra points for harder classes - which is the only way for a college to come up with a meaningful rank when it's not provided. So the question remains, do colleges come up with their own weighted measure to compare students at a school or to they determine rank based on unweighted GPA (which doesn't account for rigor). [/quote]

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