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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The GPA distribution in the school's profile gives a college a clue where your kid stands within his class.  They use it when a school doesn't rank.[/quote]

Does this cause any angst among the families of the boys with high class rank?  I suppose the thinking is that SATs should correspond to grades, but needless to say that is hardly a hard and fast rule.[/quote]

Nope.  The kids with straight As and A pluses do great in college admissions, so why worry about class rank?  It probably helps the admissions in the aggregate -- you don't get a school saying to a kid with great board scores and very good grades "oh sorry, you're not ranked in the top 10% of your class, so we are not interested."   Lastly, generally most of the parents have come to accept that you really can't micromanage your child's career at STA -- the school is fairly confident in politely explaining its policies and then standing by them.  There's some carping on various things but generally not too much and not very focused.[/quote]

Yes, there are 10-12 students in a grade with straight A averages.   In a graduating class of 80, that's roughly the top 10-12%, the language in their student narratives that's transmitted to colleges along with their transcripts and board scores reflect this.  [/quote]

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