<p>that said...
I am so glad you got in dande114. My scores are not as high as i would like them to be (i have not heard from cornell yet). The idea that a four hour test could keep me out of schools that my grades, essays and recommendations say I could do well at is mind numbing to me. </p>
<p>The more I think about it the more I despise the SATs. It is not fair to put a number on to people, no matter what people say it creates an unhealthy distinction between person A and person B.</p>
<p>also (sorry to hog the wall... i am impulsive which is why i don't do so hot on the SATs) a B- average shows 4 years of either not working hard enough or not being able to grasp enough to be qualified for Cornell. that by no means indicates future success, or even current intelligence, however it is necessary to earn a spot at Cornell. They need to set some bar that accepted students need to reach.</p>
<p>hotel school says they don't look at SAT and ACT scores as much, but GPA is still one of the most important factors. I think most people would agree that GPA and courseload difficulty is the better way to measure if a applicant is qualified than standardized test scores.</p>
<p>Tests are good because they're standardized: a national benchmark. And because they take a lot less time than a few hundred hours of volunteering. Ka-ching.</p>
<p>i think SAT s like standard that corroborates your school mark. For example,in my IB program, straight A(4.0GPA) s really rare, but lots of people are getting 2200+ SAT, which means that our program s very competitive or there s not much grade inflation in my school.</p>