<p>A 3.3 GPA on an unweighted scale of 4.0 is equal to 82.5. At that level, a student has a zero-chance of acceptance at HYPS or other select colleges, no matter what their SAT/ACT scores.</p>
<p>Yale’s admission site probably says it best: [What</a> Yale Looks For | Yale College Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.yale.edu/what-yale-looks-for]What”>What Yale Looks For | Yale College Undergraduate Admissions)</p>
<p>"While there is no hard and fast rule, it is safe to say that performance in school is more important than testing. A very strong performance in a demanding college preparatory program may compensate for modest standardized test scores, but it is unlikely that high standardized test scores will persuade the admissions committee to disregard an undistinguished secondary-school record.</p>