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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Schools all recalculate the gpa….
Don’t worry about it [/quote]

This [/quote]

Schools don't have time to read applications, let alone plug all the kiddos grades in a calculator. Some (if not all) schools send rank in class or note that the kid is top 10% of the class, which is way better criteria than a GPA which is not apples to apples across all schools[/quote]

Actually most high schools don’t rank anymore. [/quote]

The counselor report on the common app includes a question for subjective rank:  
1% 5% 10% etc. [/quote]

Y[b]es but many privates refuse to complete it.[/quote][/b]

but they still send in a "school profile" which makes it clear exactly where every student stands.  It presents top GPA, percentages of students with certain GPAs in the senior class, no of APs offered, percent of students who take those classes,e tc. It takes a university reader exactly two minutes to figure out the kid's class rank.  This system allows the schools to say "we don't rank" but they do (of course - it's all computerized!) and it either comes out in the class profile, the college counselor's letter of recommendation; whether or not the "most rigorous" courses have been taken, GPA compared to class, etc.  [/quote]

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