Do colleges accept kids on potential?

Applying to College
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<p>Heres the scenario: I go to a very competitive blue ribbon public high school. We are ranked number 2 in our state and basically everybody takes school work very seriously, and teachers are tough.</p>

<p>Our gpas have only a very small boost of .5 for an honors or ap class.</p>

<p>I have a 3.5 gpa but my grades definately don’t reflect my abilities because my school is so tough (and maybe im not as hardcore as my classmates).</p>

<p>But here is the kicker: my SAT scores DO reflect my abilities and on my last practice test I scored a 2200(haven’t taken the real thing).</p>

<p>Also, next year i might be in 2 honors classes, 2 AP classes, 1 enriched class and 2 foreign languages.</p>

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<p>Would a school take me on potential? I’m pretty sure the colleges know that my school is competitive but im not sure if they really know the extent of it.</p>

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<p>Some will!</p>

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<p>Depends on the college…</p>

<p>Schools usually would describe their rigor (to a specific extent) when colleges ask about it (which most do). This should be able to explain your stuff.</p>

<p>Just be sure to allude to this in your admissions essay.</p>

<p>At some colleges, people with perfect SATs and 4.0 UW GPAs get rejected while others who seem to be truly interested in education get accepted.</p>

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<p>If you were 7 foot 2 with a 40 inch vertical jump but weren’t very skilled at basketball some colleges might accept you because you have potential to be great since you’re such a good athlete. That’s just what I came up with when I saw the question. Academics I don’t know</p>