<p>*Actually the University at Buffalo plays Div 1 football. *</p>
<p>Oh…didn’t know that…and I follow football. Is the team ranked? What conference is it in? Is it in a BCS conference? If not…then, the OP may not be interested in it. Many non-BCS conference schools have pathetic attendance at their games. It sounds like this student wants the whole rah rah experience.</p>
<p>Here’s the thing… 1210 SAT is fine, but not in COMBINATION with a 3.1 GPA. You cannot do anything about your GPA at his point, so all you can do is bring your SAT to over 1300, or as close as you can to it, to show you have POTENTIAL enough for the adcom to actually read your file and get a read on you. </p>
<p>Yes, that could be a problem for some schools. Some schools will give leeway on a lowish GPA if the SAT is high (or vice versa). However, when both are modest, then acceptance can be more iffy at schools like VT and Penn State.</p>