colleges weighing test scores heavily ??

College Search & Selection
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<p>Anyone know of schools which tend to weigh test scores as / more heavily than GPA?</p>

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<p>Last I checked U of South Carolina and U of Nebraska weight scores more heavily than grades. The majority of state flagships weight them about the same.</p>

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<p>[Lehigh</a> University Admissions Information - CollegeData College Profile](<a href=“http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg02_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=794]Lehigh”>http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg02_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=794) indicates that Lehigh’s criteria are (emphasis added):</p>

<p>Very important:
Rigor of secondary school record
Recommendations</p>

<p>Important:
Standardized tests
Essay
Level of applicant’s interest
[etc.]</p>

<p>Considered:
Academic GPA
Class rank
Interview
[etc.]</p>

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<p>The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities ranks both test scores and GPA as “very important” (along with academic rigor and class rank). Same for Ohio State and the University of Iowa.</p>

<p>Purdue ranks both test scores and GPA as “very important” along with academic rigor.</p>

<p>Penn State and Michigan State rank test scores and GPA as “very important” with no other factors in this category.</p>

<p>Nebraska is the only Big Ten school to rank test scores as more important than GPA. They rank test scores as “very important” along with class rank; GPA is merely “considered.”</p>