How bad is it? (gpa)

CoffeeEnthusiast
Sun, 21 Nov 2010 16:25:39 +0000

Does that mean class rank is more important than GPA itself? (Because class rank provides an academic evaluation of the applicant to the context of his peers)

In that case, would a ~3.85 UW GPA be a crutch to one’s chances even if he was ranked, say, 10/700 (just outside the top 1%)? Would stellar AP/SAT/SAT II scores be able to recover his chances? And how much could outstanding LORs and extracurriculars do to help that applicant revive his chances?

I know this is purely speculative, but I’d like to see how much a 3.9-ish GPA would damage an unhooked applicant’s chances at the most selective schools. Sorry for dominating your thread, OP, but I think you may have similar concerns as I do.