<p>Are there any colleges that are known to put more weight into standarized tests? (preferablly colleges that are still reputable)</p>
<p>I have good ACT-33, but GPA doesnt match (3rd decile at very competitive hs with 1000 in grad class)</p>
<p>bump...........</p>
<p>illinois urbana
USC</p>
<p>Most state colleges</p>
<p>if yer looking for a reallly good school that fits that description, i'd say the best would have to be boston college...more heavy on standardized scores than gpa....granted you'd have to have a good gpa too to get in</p>
<p>yankee, u serious? state schools are all about the gpa and class rank. privates lean more toward the standardized tests.</p>
<p>Dartmouth is known for this. Brown seems especially known not to do this.</p>
<p>wow, wish i had known that about about dartmouth.</p>
<p>I'm already applying to illinois and BC.</p>
<p>thanks.</p>
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Are they really? Considering that 90% of Dartmouth admits were in the top 10% of their class, I doubt that there's much flexibility in GPA and rank. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>noril, remember your transcript is only a part of your application, albeit the most important one. Strong essays and recommendations can help. If you have colleges in mind (which I hope you do, if you apply to them), check out C7 of their Common Data Set. It tells you which factors are "very important," "important," "considered," and "not considered."</p>
<p>bman i disagree</p>
<p>i think the ivies and other prestigious instiutions take the flaws of the SAT into account more, and rely on them less heavily (although still a major portion)</p>
<p>state schools on the other hand, need to fill a freshman class of 10,000+, so SAT scores-a fast, comparable number- can often be the most important admissions factor.</p>
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<p>Exactly the opposite of what the stats show. The scattergrams for most high schools show that top colleges are slightly flexible on SATs, but totally inflexible on GPA. In other words, you might find a 3.98 with a 1900 SAT, but you won't find a 2400 with a 3.3gpa.</p>
<p>I actually also believe Dartmouth (and Amherst) are mre test focused, while Penn is more class ranked focused.</p>
<p>UC's I think.</p>
<p>no UC's are definitely leaning towards GPA rather than standardized test scores...don't you remember they threatened to abolish the SAT from their admissions process, thus causing collegeboard to create the NEW Sat?</p>
<p>UCs? Not even..they have much more weight on GPA than SAT/ACT</p>
<p>GPA is more important than SAT/ACT for nearly all colleges</p>
<p>^This is the truth.</p>
<p>I would second that state schools are very focused on test scores. Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, etc. are all worth looking into.</p>
<p>"2400 with a 3.3gpa"
I'd imagine theyre a rare breed to begin with...
Never heard of one</p>
<p>is the thing about BC true? BC is one of my top choices and like the OP, I have very high SAT scores but only a mediocre GPA/rank (ONLY because of all my AP courses though, in which I got a few B's in... ugh, lol but pushes my rank just a little out of the top 10% because of others who NEVER took AP courses)...</p>