<p>What if I just suck at PSAT and SAT exams, but Have a great GPA . My latest was a 4.2 (rounded). I also do ec out side of school and in school
like music, sports, double instruments, art. WIll a college look into those things, and still accpet you even with low SAT and PSAT scores?</p>
<p>Have you tried the ACT?
Some people suck at the SAT but do great on the ACT
(like me =D)</p>
<p>Sure they’ll accept you. I don’t really think they “look into it” because I don’t know how they could, but they don’t consider SAT to be everything. They’ll see your GPA (at least) and give that substantial weight. They also don’t consider it to be nothing, so I’m not trying to tell you that any school will actually ignore your bad scores.</p>
<p>When colleges see applicants with high GPAs and low test scores they think grade inflation. Depending on how low your test scores are, you should be fine for most schools outside the top 30 with a strong GPA. I also agree with trying to take the ACT, I found it easier. </p>
<p><strong><em>WARNING</em></strong>(this is a bit of a rant):
On a side note, I don’t buy into someone just not being able to take a test and I also think grade inflation. I am sure there are some people that just can’t take standardized tests well, but too many people claim to be “bad test-takers” (not the OP is saying that) to justify their high grades and low test scores. In most high schools today if you do all the work and actually put in effort you can get a high GPA, but I find test scores to be a better indicator of intelligence (when taken cold, test prep to raise scores is BS). Just so my biases are made clear I am the opposite of the OP with low grades (by top school standards) and high test scores (with no real prep).</p>
<p>cheating is so common in high school they need some way to seperate the good from the bad</p>
<p>You apply to SAT optional schools.</p>
<p>I would say to take the ACT or look at SAT optional schools. I would also say… how much have you studied? How many practice tests have you taken? Have you tried reading higher level books? Have you tried stress-reducing strategies? I don’t really believe that there’s a such thing as a “bad test-taker”, but some people require a lot of preparation whereas others can get away with almost nothing.</p>
<p>What does “completely suck at the SAT” mean? Have you bothered to study for the SAT using review books, on-line sites, etc., not just thumbing through the pamphlet from College Board? How many hours did you put into that?</p>
<p>I’ve found that CC posters’ idea of failure is often very different from what’s reality.</p>
<p>lots of LAC’s don’t require you to submit your standardized test scores. Many are top ranked like Bates, Bard, Mt. Holyoke (if you’re a girl), and Hamilton. My advice is to study and try to improve your scores but if that isn’t an option just apply without sending your scores. Remember though if you don’t send your scores that just means they are going to evaluate your essays, GPA, and class rank all the more.</p>
<p>As HMom said: [Optional</a> List | FairTest](<a href=“http://www.fairtest.org/university/optional]Optional”>ACT/SAT Optional List for Fall 2025 - Fairtest)</p>
<p>In addition to some SAT-optional liberal arts colleges, you should look into your state’s colleges. Barring flagship state universities (think UNC-Chapel Hill, UC-Berkeley, etc.), most publicly-supported universities have very average SAT scores (~500 on each section). Public colleges are obliged to accept most of the students that apply because their parents pay the taxes that fund these schools.</p>
<p>The single most important factor in college admissions is your HS transcript. Colleges are much more interested in the courses that you have taken, and the grades that you earned in them than they are in ACT/SAT scores. Why? Because how well you did in HS is the single best predictor for success in college. At the moment of decision, a good transcript with a low test score will trump a good ACT/SAT score with a mediocre transcript almost every time.</p>
<p>What’s your score? Is it really bad, or just cc “bad”? :)</p>