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Well, that depends on how exactly you define "top 7%" in this case. In theory, that would be 0.7 students, but you can't admit a fraction of a student. So, how do you convert this into a whole number?
- Round up to 1. The valedictorian of a school, no matter how small, gets counted as "top 7%" and is automatically admitted. But this creates a "homeschool loophole" where any student can technically claim valedictorian status.
- Round down to 0. This rules out the possibility of top 7% automatic admission from any graduating class of 14 students or fewer. Sorry, Madison.
- Round to nearest. In this case, it's the same as rounding up. Madison qualifies for top 7% admission. But anyone from a graduating class of 7 or fewer is still SOL.
The same issue affects big schools too. For example, in a graduating class of 754 students, the top 7% is 52.78; should that round down to 52 or up to 53? But of course, the impact is more noticeable for smaller schools.
You are over-thinking this.
