Is the SAT really that important?

ClassicLays
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:08:19 +0000

@fignewton, It is the same case with the GPA’s.

I know this from firsthand experience. I live in NYC and took the SHSAT to get into the specialized high schools. I missed my target school by a few points and just went to my zoned school. I pulled a 95 average easily with 2/10 effort. I retook the test and got into my target specialized high school and am pulling about a 85 average with 8/10 effort. My zoned school is actually called one of the best non specialized high schools as well.

This shows that GPA is also unreliable in SOME cases. Had I stayed in my old school and achieved the SAT score I have now, I would be eligible for many more top universities including the Ivy Leagues.

I still keep in contact with some of my old friends and they are getting 90+ averages like candy. When the SAT scores came out, they scored about 1600 (all 3 sections); when the AP scores came out, they scored below 3. All this is from firsthand experience so for the few people like me, the SAT is a savior.