goldenone14

so I guess I'll have to study much harder and hope for the best. Thanks anyway, guys

soysauce99

I think colleges do start weeding out applicants from the pool based on GPA and SAT scores. I've heard that for the top schools, if you have less than a 2000 on your SAT, they might not even look at the rest of your application. But that's only what I've heard.

entomom

And develop a solid list.

It's OK to have a reach like Y on your list, when problems arise is when the majority of the list is made up of reaches which are long shots and matches which could fall either way, many times leaving the candidate with safeties they're not that keen to attend.

goldenone14

will do