Should I report my class rank?
Dear Babs,My High School is offering us the option to not list our class rank on our transcript. My school is very competitive, and I am probably only in the top 25% of my class, with a 3.3 average in all-Honors and AP classes. Should I let colleges see my rank?
-Judged in Jersey
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Dear Judged,
Since you have the option, my recommendation would be to leave it out. Unless you are in the top 10%, your class rank could hurt your standing with admissions officers. You see, colleges rankings report the number of attending students at a given college who are in the top 10% of their high school class. That means that if you are not in the top 10%, your statistics could be hurting the college’s own rankings.
In every application you send out, your guidance counselor will have to provide a profile of your high school. In this profile, she or he will document how competitive your class is and how most students are high achieving. Your GPA is not bad, so if you have the option, don’t put your less-than-stellar class rank. I’m sure you can find another way to make yourself look good.
Good luck!
-Babs
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