<p>I have a decently high GPA, (3.8-3.9 W), but i'm terrible at test taking when it comes to the SAT/ACT. I'm still retaking them to get a higher score, but my SATs still don't reach to the 1800s, and my ACT isn't much better. Do I still have a chance of applying EA to places like Villanova and Fordham, or should I give up and do RD?</p>
<p>Can anyone give me a decent answer?</p>
<p>Yes.</p>
<p>In the long run, your GPA counts for so much more than exam scores.</p>
<p>That really depends on your school profile. At academically rigorous schools, it is not uncommon to see high test scores with low gpa’s.</p>
<p>I’m sorry, but what do you mean by my school profile? My school is a college prep school, but for some reason, I seem to have the opposite problem. All of my grades are average-good for our curriculum, but i’m just seem to do horribly on standardized testing.</p>
<p>Lots of people who have good grades at tough schools can’t test their way out of a paper bag. Don’t panic about this. It is just that your brain, and the brains of the writers of these exams, are not in sync.</p>
<p>Talk to your counselor about where students from your school who have had courses and grades similar to yours have been admitted. He/she should have good advice for you.</p>
<p>You also might want to take a look at the list of exam optional and no-exam colleges and universities at [The</a> National Center for Fair & Open Testing | FairTest](<a href=“http://www.fairtest.org%5DThe”>http://www.fairtest.org) There are a lot of very good places that have given up on the SAT/ACT.</p>
<p>Wake Forest no longer uses standardized testing.</p>
<p>Thank you for that link…there are many excellent schools that no longer require testing.</p>
<p>Thank you both for the advice. I still think I will apply to some of the schools that do require test scores, but i’ll focus on my other strong points during the application process. Talking to my counselor is a good idea. I’ll schedule a meeting with her soon.</p>
<p>can anyone tell me whether or not an ok gpa (3.5) and a high test score is ok? and ea is always the way to go for reach schools, higher acceptance probability.</p>
<p>I guess it would depend on the rigor of the classes you took.</p>
<p>Many large public Us will overlook middling grades for high test scores.</p>
<p>^But this is the opposite problems. High grades and comparatively low test scores.</p>
<p>^^ I was replying to crimsonchin.</p>