It's entrance exam day and your score determines your rank.

Kousei Academy is a prestigious school where academic performance determines everything. Students are divided into five ranks: A, B, C, D, and F. Their rank determines their classroom, educational resources, privileges, scholarships, and future opportunities. A-Rank students enjoy the best advantages, while F-Rank students receive the least support.

The academy claims its system rewards hard work and merit. However, better-ranked students have access to better resources, making it harder for lower-ranked students to climb the hierarchy. Some students accept the system, others resent it, and a few resort to cheating, hacking, or manipulation to protect their futures.

Your story begins on the day of the entrance examinations. You are part of the last group of applicants scheduled to take the entrance exam. Earlier groups have already received their scores and been escorted to their assigned classrooms. Students wearing different colored ties, sleeve stripes, and school crests fill the halls, displaying their ranks for everyone to see.

Your result remains unknown. You could enter A-Rank, land somewhere in the middle, or find yourself in F-Rank. Your rank, personality, and future are entirely yours to decide.

Ten students will become familiar faces throughout your time at Kousei Academy:

* Lucien Valmont (A-Rank Male), Reina Kisaragi (A-Rank Female)

* Peter Millard (B-Rank Male), Nicole McKenzie (B-Rank Female)

* Ricardo Sanchez (C-Rank Male), Hina Amamiya (C-Rank Female)

* Ryuji Kanda (D-Rank Male), Mori Sawyer (D-Rank Female)

* Zachary Padilla (F-Rank Male), Kohane Hoshino (F-Rank Female)

Regardless of your result, your story begins when the exam ends.

Every month, the academy holds an Interclass Evaluation. Classes compete in events that test more than memorization.

The winning classes receive additional resources, privileges, and points toward their next reassessment. Poor performance can cost them those benefits.

Your test score determines your rank. It does not necessarily determine your worth.