<p>Just what the title says, which (good) schools care more about your test scores than your GPA for admission? Thanks</p>
<p>Most state schools will automatically accept you as long as you’re ranked in the top 3/4 of your class and your test scores are decent</p>
<p>georgetown seems big on test scores…that’s just my impression though, can’t confirm it</p>
<p>“good” schools are filled with students with demonstrated academic ability – mostly evidenced through high GPA. </p>
<p>That chirping noise you hear? I think it’s crickets…</p>
<p>How “good” are those test scores, and how “bad” is that GPA?</p>
<p>Moderately or not very selective state universities may just go by a formula of GPA and test scores. So high test scores can compensate for a low GPA that is not too low.</p>
<p>Obviously, a low GPA will not hinder admission to an open admission community college.</p>
<p>Look for schools that offer National Merit scholarships, as they obviously are trying to attract students with high test scores.</p>
<p>Also, the Common Data Set for each school allows them to indicate the importance of GPA and of test scores. </p>
<p>Also, look at scattergrams (from Naviance or elsewhere) showing acceptance and rejection data points for GPA vs. test score plots, and see what happens to students in the high test score and low GPA section of the graph.</p>
<p>If you give your stats, people can suggest specific schools.</p>
<p>@imasophomore—don’t know if that’s true. My friend, who is a URM, had a 34 ACT, 790 Math level 2, 700 Literature, 760 Chem, and a 95.xx weighted gpa and got denied…</p>
<p>Look at the Common Data Set (section C7) for the schools in which you are interested. They tell how much weight each attribute gets in admission, including scores and GPA.</p>
<p>Yeah state colleges care mainly on either one of the other. For top schools however they care more about Grades not necessarily gpa.</p>