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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just request the rank.  It helps sort out this issue.  It does not need to be reported down to a single number .  Your student can report they are top 3 percent, or 5 percent or 7 percent or whatever.  Common ap offer no differentiation smaller than top 10 percent which can be dozens of kids in a large class and not that helpful to the higher ranked students.[/quote]

This should be determinable quickly by looking at the profile from your HS sent to all colleges.

Here is a sample:

https://professionals.collegeboard.org/guidance/counseling/profile/sample [/quote]

IF 36 kids are getting a 4.0 or higher - is not it helpful to be in the top 5 of those 36 than in the bottom 5?[/quote]

Of course, but many HS don't rank that way anymore.  I can tell you why if you are interested but you probably know already.

If a kid in that group is exceptional, the guidance counselor and teachers' recommendations will communicate that better than a ranking.[/quote]

Is there anything wrong with reporting an unofficial ranking?  Our HS does rank the students because they want to have a valedictorian and salutatorian.[/quote]

How could there be such a thing as an unofficial ranking? Once someone qualified says there is a ranking, then there is a ranking.  [/quote]

Unofficial in that the school does not report it.  But obviously they calculate it so I just asked for it.[/quote]

What use is that to you?  Other than justified pride, which is ok by me![/quote]

I am asking  for use in applying to college  It is so competitive.  If there are 400 kids in DCs class....they report 1 and 2 and then it is a black hole.  IF they only say a student is in top 10 percent that is fine but that is 40 kids....why not be kid 4 instead of 40?  It is just another lottel piece of info but dont see how it would hurt.  It seems to be ok help the first 2 kids so why not others as well?[/quote]

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