<p>My GPA is rlly rlly low, around 2.77 as weighted. Can higher ACT and SAT scores help me to get into a good college? Like 30+ on the ACT and 2100+ on the SAT.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for your help!</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I would say that the SAT is less of a factor than good grades.</p>
<p>That being said, you may want to think about applying to colleges in the UK.</p>
<p>In England and Scotland, I understand that they go mainly by standardized test scores.</p>
<p>Play in a game where the rules favor YOU.</p>
<p>No. 10char</p>
<p>You gotta have at least a 3.0 UW GPA. And you’d need 2250+ and 34+ to make up for that. AND you still won’t have a good chance at HYPSM and their peers.</p>
<p>What do you mean by “good college”? I’m assuming you don’t mean HYPSM-level…</p>
<p>A high SAT/ACT score will help you, but it won’t save you (unless you have a REALLY good rationale for your GPA and a MAJOR upward trend). If you still have time, I recommend that you study really hard to pull it up. While SAT/ACT scores indicate a person’s problem solving ability, or the potential of a person, GPA is a lot more important since it also shows how hard a person works. Your GPA is a summary of how you performed over 4 years, your test scores are based on a 4 hour evaluation; which do you think will have more weight?</p>
<p>A 2100+ on the SAT with a 2.77 GPA shows that you are very lazy unless you have had personal problems. That won’t fly in college, because you will flunk out. Regardless, if you can get that score I think you will get into a good (but not a top) college.</p>
<p>Oh, srry about the confusion here, “good colleges” mean something like U of Georgia, U of Minnesota Twin City, U of Wisconsin Madison, and etc.
Again, thx for ur help!</p>
<p>First, thank you for help. My low GPA is caused by many AP courses, I took APUSH, AP bio, AP Gov, AP Micro/Macro, and AP calc, and many other honor classes. I just did bad in those harder classes. So far, I just want to get into something like U of Georgia, U of Minnesota Twin City and etc.
Again, thx a lot!</p>
<p>But, I took a lot AP and Honor classes, will that help? But, I did bad in those hard classes.</p>
<p>Thx for ur help!</p>
<p>2.77 is a glaring negative sign on your app, which restricts you a lot, but if you really didn’t do well in the AP classes only because it was a lot of work, that’s not going to cut it, i am sorry. if you do get 2200+, then you might have a chance i guess</p>
<p>Ok, I will just try my best on the SAT/ACT, thx a lot, and good luck for u as well!</p>
<p>All I can speak to is my state, Tennessee – Our state universities pretty much go by ACT scores for admission. In-state might be a little bit different than out-of-state, but I would think with a 30+ on the ACT, getting admitted should not be a big deal. It would rule out any merit aid, but not admission. JMO.</p>
<p>no way.
your gpa is horrible; good colleges (such as ivies) should want at least 3.5 UW and probably 4.0+ W
plus, with a gpa like that, even a 2400 wouldn’t cut it. gpa is just that much more important than sats.
of course that being said, if you have some “special talents”, neither of those would be consequential as colleges would want you for that!</p>
<p>It depends on the college and the process they use. Some colleges, have “check points” at each thing that they consider importatnt. A low GPA is a flag as are too many low grades even on a “good” gpa, as well as a downward trend. If you are below a certain point, you can be eliminated right there on the Gpay issue. On the other hand there are schools that will take the GPA and test scores in conjunction and to come up with some academic index and if the two combined are above a certain point, it’s a go so, in that case, it’s a go. </p>
<p>Schools don’t share their methodologies and cutoffs with anyone and most deny that there are even any, so the problem is that you don’t know. But usually the gpa is at least eyeballed and if it’s too low with the “too” defined by the school itself, it will be scrutinized at schools that spend a lot of time on the applications. </p>
<p>What is your trend? if it is good, focus on that. It won’t help at the most selective schools where they are looking for reasons to eliminate, but it can at schools that want that high test score and will look for reason to accept you.</p>
<p>A high SAT score won’t equal out/erase the damage of a low GPA, but it can help somewhat.
A high SAT score, good extra-curriculars, and great essays, however? That could work. If you can prove your worth as a student and human being (through the latter two, I mean), then your poor grades can seem less a damning reflection on your intelligence and more a flaw in an otherwise good application.</p>