being ranked or ranking?

[alpacinou]

Which one is correct?

1. In the final year of high school, I participated in the competitive University Entrance Exam in my country and after being ranked in the top 5% among more than 50000 applicants, I was able choose my favorite field of study which was dentistry.

2. In the final year of high school, I participated in the competitive University Entrance Exam in my country and after ranking in the top 5% among more than 50000 applicants, I was able choose my favorite field of study which was dentistry.

 

[jutfrank]

But yet you ended up as an English teacher. Ah, life can be a cruel mistress.

 

[alpacinou]

But yet you ended up as an English teacher. Ah, life can be a cruel mistress.

It's not about me though.

 

[alpacinou]

My hunch is to go with the second one. Am I right?

In the final year of high school, I participated in the competitive University Entrance Exam in my country and after ranking in the top 5% among more than 50000 applicants, I was able choose my favorite field of study which was dentistry.

 

[GoesStation]

That works. You should say it was your preferred field.

 

[Tdol]

They are both OK, but I would go with the second.

 

[GoesStation]

That works. You should say it was your preferred field.

And I was able to choose.

 

[teechar]

50,000 applicants

The comma (as the thousands separator) makes numbers easier to read.

 

[jutfrank]

Put a comma before which was dentistry too.