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i am ranked number 5 in my class of about 500..so that puts me in the top 1%..now my questions is that I have made 7 B's in high school..but i am still this high..people below maybe have less but easier classes..my weighte gpa is a 5.6 out of 6..how does this look to the adcoms?

-i also have 1500+ SAT

By Lethalfang (Lethalfang) on Monday, May 05, 2003 - 08:23 pm: Edit

If you rank that high against your peers even with 7 B's, that means you are in a competitive school, and everyone will know it. Don't worry about it.

By Ivegotmailyay (Ivegotmailyay) on Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 04:53 pm: Edit

ur guys's schools are easy, i got to a competative public, and my uw average will be around 94 with all honors execpt 2 classes in four years, and 4 aps, and my weighted rank is around 50 or 60 out of 280 (about top 100 have averages in the 90's).
and its not like it is easy to get good grades at our school, we offer 18 APs (83% of grades on these tests were 3 or higher), have a SAT average of 1150, and around 20 ivy acceptances from last years class of 250. not bad for a public school of 1000 kids in upstate new york.

By Ivegotmailyay (Ivegotmailyay) on Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 05:05 pm: Edit

also, i know a person who has never gotten an average below 95 with a 97.5 uw total, with ALL honors and 1 AP, but is only ranked 20 out of 280. to be the best at my school u have to have those grades, but with friggen 7 or 8 APs. not easy to do.

By Anotherdad (Anotherdad) on Friday, June 13, 2003 - 05:00 pm: Edit

Don't worry. You are in fine shape.