SAT scores are much more important than GPA (I think)

Test Preparation
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<p>If someone at my score had a 103 average… They would EASILY score above a 2350 on the SAT
Also, my school is public.</p>

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<p>Yeah… there’s got to be some serious grade inflation at a school where people with 103 averages score ~1800 on the act O__O</p>

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<p>Nope. No Ivies. I know I wouldn’t get in.
I’m talking about other prestigious colleges like Boston College, Wesleyan and Colgate.</p>

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<p>is your hs really bad or did your top students just cheat their way through hs?</p>

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<p>GPA + course rigor (the second part is critical, read carefully) > SAT scores. I have a low GPA and a high SAT score, and I got waitlisted at several top LAC’s and I expect a slew of Ivy rejections tomorrow. The 4.0 + 2100 overachievers at my school get into Ivies, while the 3.6 + 2300’s (me) end up at 5-10 LAC’s or 15-30 Uni’s. That’s what happens.</p>

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<p>Your school plain sucks. Anyone at my school (public) with higher than a 4.0 gpa would easily get 2150+</p>

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<p>^Well, I guess you’re just cooler than us.</p>

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<p>^ Obviously</p>

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<p>LOL my public school is too competitive Valedictorian will always have 4.0UW and 2390 (never 2400 for some reason). </p>

<p>as for me…
GPA - 3.55 UW
SAT - 1560/2290</p>

<p>in at - UCSD, UT Austin, G-tech, Carnegie Mellon, USC, U Michigan, Boston U etc.</p>

<p>rejected from - JHU, Rice, Berkeley, UCLA</p>

<p>I don’t really know what to say.
But i’ve 95% decided on G-tech
CMU is too expensive</p>

<p>Good Luck to everyone!</p>

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So, what is the bottom line? Are sat more important than converted gpa for an international student?

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I think some of these schools look at GPA, but because class difficulty levels vary between high schools, it is easier/simpler (though not necessarily right) for them to initially knock off candidates on the basis of test scores