4.4 gpa but bad test taker

katliamom
Wed, 06 Jul 2016 16:32:34 +0000

Bottom line, you will need to have higher scores to get into the more selective schools. First, think why you consistently underperform on exams, and work on solutions. (Perhaps a learning disability is to blame? Do you need more time?) Study for the tests. Get a book to help you boost ACT/SAT. Take online tests for practice. If you can afford it, take a class or hire a tutor. Another option, as a California resident, is to do your first two years at a community college and transfer to a UC - that route avoids the SATs/ACTs altogether. Just know that you will have to take exams in college; and at the elite schools these exams will be tough.