4.4 gpa but bad test taker

ucbalumnus
Wed, 06 Jul 2016 17:55:39 +0000

Rosemaryearl:

a 2 on my most recent AP test, but i got a 98% in that class.

Did other students who did well in the class get better AP test scores? If not, perhaps the class did not teach the material well enough.

In any case, UCs tend to emphasize courses/grades/GPA more than SAT/ACT scores in admissions. A 24 ACT is right in the range of ACT range of UCR and UCSC, and at the higher end at UCM. But improved test taking skills will be helpful in general later:

Many college courses base a much larger portion of grading on tests.

Graduate and professional school applications involve testing (GRE, MCAT, LSAT, GMAT, etc.).

Some professional licensing requires testing (FE/PE, NCLEX, Bar, etc.).