Is the SAT really that important?

herozero1234
Sat, 30 Jul 2011 02:15:47 +0000

Many schools count the SAT as 45% of the admission factor.

SAT/ACT 45%
GPA/RANK 45%
ECs/other 10%

The SAT shows how well you reason things and thus the higher your score is, the more a college would want you.

In sum, the SAT is very important just to squeeze you into the “alright we’ll look at his/her application” category.

Then comes the “well, is his/her grades/rank/gpa good?” , and after that is “well, there seems to be 3-4 other students with the same GPA/rank/SAT/ACT” and finally “lets look at the 10% admission factor, his/her ECs…”

So basically, while SATs and ACTs count alot (and i mean alot!) in admission factors, ECs are what really distinguish you from the others.