<p>There is something called the Georgia Index that is part of the admission into all Georgia state schools now. It is your GPA multiplied by 500 added to your Verbal and Math scores. It does mean that GPA tends to outweigh SAT. It’s not just who has what ECs - it’s whether or not you present them well without sounding like you are trying to inflate and - if the essay counts for anything other than whether you are literate - anything could come of it. Years ago, many of the studies showed that the largest URM group could score approximately 50 point lower on each section of the SAT and “catch up” during college (equivalent GRE, GMAT, LSAT, whatever). If true, then using that in admissions is fair (which the courts have told Georgia they must be).</p>