Then, the high-school class ranks of those who have met the SAT standards are compared. Under this system, a Jianguo High School student who got top marks on all five of the SAT's subtests but whose class rank was poor would lose out to a kid from a Hualien or Taitung high school who was at the top of his class.
因此，即使學測 5 科都達到頂標的台北建中學生，如果在校成績排名不高，也會輸給花蓮或台東高中在校排名第一的學生。