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They use the class rank to eliminate the bias from schools that grade inflate/deflate.
This presents a problem when a student is at a large county magnet school where in any year there are 5-10 perfect SAT scores, etc. (My son's school has already seen several 1600 math/CR SAT's scores this year, and a couple of 2400's)
Last I checked the entire top 10% is > 4.x weighted GPA (and it appears 3.9x unweighted)
When we've asked the various admissions reps how they treat magnet schools they indicated they adjust for the competitiveness of the school.
So my read is that there is more to it than just class rank. Multiple briefings have indicated that they look in detail at the coursework, how many AP's were taken out of those offered, etc.
It does appear to me that class rank is more heavily weighted for the summer programs. I suspect because they do not have time for the in depth analysis.
While I find the statistics interesting, from an application process my son is just trying to stay focused on doing his best in his committed areas. Not easy with a full AP load plus scout SPL plus school sports.