do colleges really throw out apps that don't meet the gpa and sat/act requirements first?

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How do you know? Perhaps some were legacy, URM, first gen, low SES, or had a hook you just don’t know about. Maybe an athletic recruit who had soft support from the coach.

I don’t know any holistic school that has a hard gpa or test score cutoff resulting in the app not getting reviewed.