Whats more important, GPA or class rank?
Class rank is usually a better indicator of relative achievement than GPA. Because schools are different, it may be easier to have a 4.0 in one school than in another. If, for instance, you have a 4.0 in a school where thirty percent of your class also has a 4.0, then class rank would reveal this. (However, if this is due to the fact that you go to an unusually good school, the college will know that.) On the other hand, if you have a 3.7 in a school where a 4.0 is quite rare, then class rank will reveal how hard you have been trying, as seen by the number of people ranked below you. Class rank allows colleges to better gauge what your achievement level is.
