1780 May SAT 4.0 GPA

RockyChen
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:28:43 +0000

@Jersey:

I agree. For me, I believe AP test scores are the best predictor, as they really are just college tests. GPA is relative to how hard your school is. For example, a kid once told me that his high school was so bad that of the 300 or so people that took AP chemistry, only 1 person passed with a 3. 3-5 people got 2’s and the rest got 1s. A LOT of people probably got A’s.

I think the SAT or ACT tests different things and are not ENTIRELY accurate on a person’s ability (I improved 12 points in a year on my English section, am I really that much smarter?, or did I learn how to take an ACT English test?), but more accurate than just a GPA as GPA is relative to the school, while test scores are relative to the nation.