<p>what about in the middle, like 1210-1390, and a 3.5-3.99?</p>
<p>well khan, i guess it IS all about time management then. Like, if you have a spare moment, take out some homework to do. i know a lot of people who do get burned out though, after pushing themselves for so hard and so long, so you've gotta find the balance that's right for you.</p>
<p>ilovetocamp, what would be 1400+ for the new SAT? 2100?</p>
<p>I have a conversion chart, let's see, yeah, that's about right.about a 32 act as well.</p>
<p>^yeh, a 2100 probably, since the only reliable way to find it is through the ratio i would think</p>
<p>"what about in the middle, like 1210-1390, and a 3.5-3.99?"
well, its not set in stone, it's just my general idea, but if its around the threshold of the higher area, why not?</p>
<p>i'm sure the majority of the people on cc are 1200+ and there is a large portion that is 1400+</p>
<p>not as much as you may think have 1400s+</p>
<p>move out u guys! </p>
<p>he said my post basically answered his question! :)</p>
<p>wow! I definitely would lower the GPA a bit ... to like 3.3. about I agree with your other stats</p>
<p>Depends what school you go to. I do 15 min of hw a day, and Im getting a 4.0 uw. (Along with like... half the school.)</p>
<p>To answer the original question...</p>
<p>It's about talent, having support, and drive. Some people can get awesome test scores and even grades with moderate effort. Others have to work their tail off to make it. And some can not achieve perfect sat scores and etc. Some people make up for not being a genius by working hard. Additionally, the support you receive for your endeavors is hugely important. It's very difficult to focus on school and do well without support.</p>
<p>Anyway, personally I would say no one thing earned me my 3.99 gpa and 31 ACT and other decent test scores. I'm bright enough, but I am not a genius. I work hard, but I don't stay up until midnight doing homework every night. I have always strived to do my best in everything and luckily have a high enough iq that if I work hard I can achieve a great deal. And I have a supporting family (not a pushy one either). </p>
<p>How each person does it varies. I think anyone who gets high, high standarized test scores has some nice intelligence. That genetic (and environment) factor is huge. Yet, some peoples' success is more a reflection of their hard work. For most, it is probably a mix.</p>
<p>I agree with a above post. I've got a 4.0(w/o adding weighted classes) and i'm involved in FBLA, FCCLA, Sr. Beta, StuCo, band, volleyball, cross country..the list goes on. Overall you just have to take priorities seriously. I have a pretty active social life, but sometimes I just have to pick school and homework over stuff like that. You just have to manage what you do and be very organized. For example, this year I decided to drop Basketball and focus more on volleyball and school, after the couselor told me I was risking being ranked 1st in my class. Overall, you just have to be smart about how you spend your time.</p>
<p>is tinnk a cutsey spelling of think? Or should Tigeruppercut not be talking about spelling?</p>
<p>Also, people around here go to easy schools and have easy classes. Try the NY educational system, with "rigorous" standards. I go to a specialized school, it's MUCH harder than schools here, and taking more than 3 APs at a time is death--literally. I have 4-5 hours of HW a night, and tests every week. Some people here have it easy.</p>
<p>Remember, those stats are for getting into the IVys and top tier, you can get into many many colleges with a Low gpa...so when people say low anything on CC, it is ALL relative to the other posters here and my guess is 75% of posters are looking at Ivys, at least. They may well be looking at other schools. but the posters here are an interesting group to say the least</p>
<p>Does low GPA and high test scores automatically make you a lazy but smart kid? My GPA is low, below 3.5, and I'm a junior, so maybe I can still bring it up. However, this is due to the fact that I've been to so many damn schools (3 high schools in 3 years).</p>
<p>Do admissions people take this into consideration, or just look at the GPA and laugh at you before they make a paper airplane out of your transcript?</p>
<p>I don't know whats wrong with me... I have a 3.8(soon to be 3.7 :() GPA, I took an actual SAT in 7th grade and got a 1300 flat, I took a practice one this year and got a 1400. </p>
<p>I do a small amount of homework everyday, and I rarely "understand" anything in class, but some how I always manage to slip out with the borderline 89.5%, or a high B, what the heck? Why am I getting good grades when I don't understand anything? I mean, I'm not bothered by the good grades, I'm bothered by the fact that I feel that I don't understand anything, yet how am I doing so well? This is not an ego-stroker post, so please don't take it that way.</p>
<p>what about us in the 1300 range? And those of us between 3.5 and 4.0? Are we desperately average?</p>
<p>This is definitely an interesting thread. By the standards that were set I would qualify as a "high SAT" and "high GPA" person. I'm not going to Harvard, Princeton, or Yale, but Cornell was my first choice, and I got in ED. (Ask me anything about Cornell, I'm in love with it! :))</p>
<p>First off, a 1300 is by no means average. In the College Confidential world it may seem to be, but trust me, in the real world of admissions, it is excellent. There's no real key to success except to focus on what you enjoy, and go with it. No matter what any person will admit to, if you're in the top 10 of your class, you love to learn. That's essentially what creates the drive to do well on AP tests, SATs, ect. </p>
<p>In my case, I've always worked for everything on my own. My parents are very bright people, but never paid much attention to my grades. Even when I got into Cornell, I repeatedly had to tell them what a big deal it was for me. In the end, you just have to have something within you -- the desire to be successful for yourself. Not for a college, not for a person, just to try your hardest to set and meet personal goals. (If this makes any sense at all!)</p>
<p>I completely agree Hotelie. My parents are bright people, but in the end, would they REALLY care if I was valedictorian or not? No. As long as I was "above average". My apush teacher even asked me that..whether I wanted to succeed in her class for my dad or for me. And I told her the truth..that my dad doesn't really care if I make a B. So when she discovered I wanted to succeed for myself, she relented and became much easier on me. Hard work and determination will get you anywhere. You don't HAVE to be bright to succeed.</p>
<p>hmm... it really depends what kind of school you go to, but i think to have good grades, test scores, and tons of ECs requires good time management and a lot of motivation/drive</p>