<p>assuming you are not eecs or chem E or some other equally, has your SAT score from HS been on par with your GPA?</p>
<p>The SAT is kind of ludicrous. My highest score was in writing, my lowest in math. What do you mean by "some other equally"? Honestly, only for the very common student could SAT have any correlation with college performance. For those of us with very specific goals, it's not a good predictor.</p>
<p>Mathboy, are you a parent? Don't you have school?</p>
<p>civilengineer:</p>
<p>First of all, it's spring break.</p>
<p>Second of all, in college, we get to pick what time we have class so sometimes we have huge blocks during the day that most are free when most people in high school are in school.</p>
<p>As for the SATs, I don't know if its an accurate predictor of anything besides how well you can please some people in Princeton, NJ. My SAT scores don't really relate much of the classes I'm taking, but I always get a 9 or 10 for my essay in the writing section but last semester I got an A in my Rhetoric class. My writing ability doesn't seem to be as bad as those people in Princeton would have me believe.</p>
<p>n o</p>
<p>sorry about that, i meant an equally difficult major</p>
<p>for this threads purpose, i meant more of composite SAT score compared to Cumulative GPA</p>
<p>I think people who are at the top, or at least at my school, of their class tend to have better SATs anyway. I find it unfair that people with 1800+ get into other colleges just because of their inflated grades in high school.</p>
<p>I got a 1980 on my SAT and I'm getting a 3.9 at Cal. There are a lot of variables that go into one's SAT score. I never cared about standardized testing, so I didn't bother studying and did sports and advocacy work instead. Does that mean I know less than someone with a 2400 on the SAT? Probably not or else I would be sinking at Cal with my sub-par score.</p>
<p>^Oh, no. Most definitely not. Your 1980 is not an 1800. I meant to say 1800 not 1800+. But in many occasions, I think it's not totally fair that a student, who does not perform well on standardized tests like the AP exams/SAT, with a 4.7/4.8 GPA is chosen over another individual with a 2100+ and a 4.2/4.3 at a school with a more rigorous curriculum. I'm sure you could have gotten a higher score if you cared enough. However, there are those who get 1800/1900 after attending numerous prep sessions.</p>
<p>hmm depends on major too. lol</p>
<p>I'm a Berkeley student, civilengineer. And we are indeed on break.</p>
<p>I'm MCB - Immnuology Track 1. Not as rigorous as engineering or math-focused majors, but still a lot of work. SAT scores are a ****-poor representation of how one will do in college because college is about passion and drive, whereas high school was about petty standardized testing and grade-grubbing. If you are a real learner, you will love college and do well. You have nothing to worry about. Don't let people intimidate you or tell you differently (based on high school rankings and SAT/AP scores). Everyone deserves a chance to earn an education.</p>
<p>I've heard before that household income is a greater predictor for SAT than future college GPA. take it for what it is. in the end, what you did in high school has little impact on you in college and in the future.</p>
<p>i am currently a junior in berkeley and have a 3.95.. my SAT was 1990 so I would say no</p>
<p>holy crap UCBUCB, nice job!</p>
<p>SAT doesn't mean crap. I know people in HIGH SCHOOL with 2300+ and 3.8 UC GPA. It doesnt mean much.</p>
<p>lol the confounding factor is probably how hard the student works</p>
<p>3.8 is not a low gpa for some majors lol</p>
<p>^^ I think it is low for HIGH SCHOOL though. “UC GPA” could refer to the GPA the UC system calculates for high school students.</p>
<p>okay, but the same principle applies to high school as well. some scales are just harder than others.</p>