<p>I calculated my unweighted GPA, using the 93-100 is a 4.00 scale, and I figured out that my u/w GPA is right around 3.87.</p>
<p>I really do wish they’d issue some standard scale all over the country to make comparing GPAs and grades much easier for students as well as colleges, but I guess that’s unrealistic because a lot of schools don’t offer AP or IB classes.</p>
<p>No, PSAT and SAT scores definitely do not always correspond to GPAs/class rank. Grade inflation’s everywhere. That’s the thing that I love about the SAT: people may consider themselves intelligent (due to class rank, GPA, or other possible bogus factors) and then do poorly on the SAT. It’s very humbling (or should be, at least) and helps people realize that maybe they’re not quite as intelligent as they previously perceived themselves to be. For further proof, I read something here on cc once about a valedictorian who had an SAT score of around 1600. Yes, three subjects. Once again, grade inflation. Or an uncompetitive school.</p>
<p>Just for comparison, at my school, AP classes are weighted on a five and everything else (including honors) is out of four. 90-100 = A (or a five for AP and a four for everything else.)</p>
<p>What is wrong with the simple unweighted GPA besides the fact that some class are harder? And I agreed with standard-ing the weighted GPA scale. </p>
<h1>22: I agree with the idea that grades inflation exist however if you do not take the right classes then you would be in some trouble.</h1>
<p>SAT is nothing but determine by your study habits and speed of answering question quickly.</p>
<p>to a degree there is a correlation at my school. </p>
<p>our graduating class has 61 kids. #1-3 are all 2000 SAT / 30 ACT type kids, after a great deal of studying. #4-10 all studied minimally and got 2250 / 33+ with 800s in the relevant subject tests (i.e. math2 and/or a science). the drop off after that is pretty intense though. </p>
<p>I do get mildly annoyed when I see valedictorians with SAT scores of less than 2000.</p>
<p>Most of the top 10-15 in my grade have SAT scores north of 2150</p>
<p>Yeah everything is completely relative to the school.
This year, we have ~20-25 NMSC semifinalists/finalists out of the 190 kids in the senior class. I think about 3-4 kids got 2400s and 2-3 kids got 36s, and some of those kids probably aren’t even in the top 20 ranking for their grade (we don’t rank).</p>
<p>Class Rank: 9 out of 395
GPA: 3.83 (uw) 4.33 (w)
PSAT: 173
SAT (practice tests): (at the time of the PSAT) 1800s. (now) 2000s</p>
<p>I was pretty mad just because my parents told me if I got a 200+, they will get me the new ipad for xmas. And I failed them miserably :(</p>
<p>Class rank: Don’t find rank til the end of junior year
GPA: 4.0 uw
PSAT: Didn’t take
SAT: 1710 on first CB practice test</p>
<p>My problem is that my school is extremely uncompetitive and students don’t have the drive to get atleast C’s. I will be taking the most APs next year (a measly 4) which is considered “epic hard”. The reduction in material and advanced discussion bores those who know the material and scares those who can’t even pass the class. We aren’t learning to learn, which is why I hate the system.
I don’t want to sound arrogant (and I know others will agree) but self studying two APs when you’re supposed to be paying attention in an honors class is ridiculous (especially when you get 103s on every test). I just want to be challenged in school, not outside of it.</p>
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<p>competitive school, gpa 4.7/5.0, SAT 1940, rank 1/30</p>
<p>Ha, if someone had a 4.3 at my school they would be first in the class.
Anyway I’m third in the class with a 4.08 something, and I didn’t even break 200 on the psat. Didn’t take the SAT but I got a 33 ACT. Nobody from my school made national merit and there is a lot of disparity between scores in the top end of the class, but the highest scorers on the ACT (literally nobody at my school takes the SAT) are all in the top 10.</p>
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<p>Doesn’t seem very competitive to me, I would expect most valedictorians to at least have 2100+</p>
<p>As for me, 3.9 (weighted), 32 ACT (took it last weekend again, I think I got a 33 or a 34 this time). We don’t rank, but I think I would be just within the top 10%.</p>
<p>They definitely don’t correlate in my school. Only 5 kids in my school scored higher than 2100 and they are the number 1 and 2 ranked students, the number 7 and 9 ranked student and myself, ranked number 20 and the top 10% is 21 students. So far we are the only ones to have been accepted to a top 20 school (1 harvard, 1 columbia, 1 cornell and 1 williams (lac)). After us there is a pretty big drop in sat scores, going down to around 1700 for the average.</p>
<p>dfree124, I’m international that’s the reason for my SAT score</p>
<p>My school’s average score is like a 1490 for 3 subjects, but the top 5 are all above 2200 to the best of my knowledge. The highest is me, with a 2380 and ranked 2. And then below the top 5 there’s a huge gap in intelligence.</p>
<p>This is definitely an interesting discussion we have going on. Our 3rd ranked Junior got a 1540/2400 on the SAT. I was so surprised because I expected her to have a 2100+ score.</p>
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<p>no, the reason you love the SAT is because it primarily tests something which you have (which happens to be ‘ability’). </p>
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<p>that’s a very sad… and a terrible way to parent. they failed you more than you failed them i think.</p>
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<p>Why do you find it interesting?</p>
<p>GPA: 3.7, something improving though
Doesn’t rank but I think by the end of junior I’ll almost be in the top 10%
SAT: 2270</p>
<p>Extremely competitive school. We have 7+ qualify for USAMO, 3 or 4 kids with 2400s, a IMO medalist and IChO medalist, and numerous other ridiculous people. Hopefully this fact will help me.</p>
<p>But just remember, SAT scores have very little to do with intelligence.</p>
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<p>[SAT</a> and IQ scores correlate](<a href=“http://sq.4mg.com/IQ-SAT.htm]SAT”>http://sq.4mg.com/IQ-SAT.htm)</p>
<p>SATs test your ability to take the SAT, and your ability to take the SAT is increased if you are intelligent. There is obviously a correlation between IQ and good SAT score, but it certainly isn’t a cause and effect situation (cause: high IQ, effect: high SAT).</p>
<p>Regardless, I like standardized tests (well, not taking them…). They bring some people down to size and show how smart some people without the best grades are (like me!).</p>