Low SAT, High GPA

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I dont test very well on standardized test, i guess you can say I'm book smart. I study hard and get good grades. </p>

<p>I'm number 2 in my class out of 210. I have a 4.0 unweighted g.p.a.</p>

<p>I'm student class president, the lead in high school musicals, and also involved in various leadership and community service projects. </p>

<p>How are my chances in schools like Boston Univ., Syracuse, Emerson,and Northwestern.</p>

<p>I relize my SAT's arn't great, but I've got alot of other good things going for me!</p>

<p>I'd like to know what you guys think!</p>

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<p>I'm fairly sure we'll need to know more than "High GPA, Low SAT". AKA how many AP/honors/college courses, weighted GPA, and how bad your SAT/SATII scores really are.</p>

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<p>Sorry i ment to post my scores.</p>

<p>I take A.P. Calc, A.P. Chem, A.P. English and Honors French.</p>

<p>My SAT is 1060.</p>

<p>520 Critical Reading, 560 Math</p>

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<p>Hello:
A high GPA doesn't really signal much unless you have taken a challenging courseload of AP classes and such. Even then, the grades you get are dependent on your instructors. So, the AP exam scores are used to kind of verify your GPA/grades. I've known numerous students who've been valedictorian at my old school (which wasn't great whatsoever) with average SAT scores. They ended up going to state schools. You really, really need to get those SAT scores to above 1300-1400 or you'll have a hard time at Boston U. and Northwestern will be a high, high reach school. At a 1060, with diligence before the Oct, Nov., or Dec. SATs, you have a good opportunity to improve 200-300 points.</p>

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<p>Retake for sure.
Don't feel alone though...
this will be my 3rd SAT I try
my 2nd one was a 1710
KEEP YOUR CHIN UP AND REMEMBER WHEN IN DOUBT; OMIT THE QUESTION!</p>

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<p>Your high GPA should make up for you low SAT at Syracuse, and Emerson. I am not so certain about Northwestern and BU.
aznsensazn17, class rank usually takes course difficulty into account.</p>

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<p>lebedev, I wasn't stressing course difficulty as much as how tough a teacher is because this guy has taken AP's before. I doubt class rank (for most "average" schools) has that big of an impact because if the teachers at the school aren't challenging enough, then all students are on the same platform, basically downplaying the benefits of high class rank. Still, you must be top of the school</p>