Any instate student with a 4.14 GPA and 2220 SAT would probably get in right?

oneguy21 · 10-07-2009, 07:33 PM

I don't have any impressive hooks. I am in all honor societies, a couple clubs, and I volunteered for the Red Cross...am I in?

aglages · 10-07-2009, 07:40 PM

Write good essays and you should be in.

barboza · 10-08-2009, 12:53 AM

No not a guarantee.

wahoomb · 10-08-2009, 01:05 PM

I've seen students with slightly better stats be wait-listed so don't count on it.

Barq45 · 10-08-2009, 04:33 PM

for what its worth, from my in-state high school in Virginia we had a good number of students with better stats get rejected or waitlisted (3 kids with 2200+ SATs and over 4.2 GPAs got rejected, but this is a lot considering only 8 or 9 generally apply). At the same time, (again I don't know because I'm clearly not an admissions officer), the SAT score is definitely a very competitive one.

One thing to consider is your GPA though. A 4.14 can mean wildly different things at different schools.

barboza · 10-08-2009, 08:04 PM

At the end of the day, SAT scores and GPAs can only mean so much. You should really focus on showing your passion and interests in essays and the awards/accolades you've attained.