Low GPA vs. High SAT?

Brajia
Tue, 12 Apr 2016 04:12:33 +0000

It depends. A 3.85 isn’t bad at all. If you have a strong upward trend throughout the years I don’t think it will hurt you (maybe a little) especially if freshman year was your worst year. However, having a rigorous schedule can never excuse a lower gpa because most people applying to these top schools have an extremely rigorous schedule with a near perfect gpa. In addition, having great ACT and SAT scores are very important but it doesn’t offset a lower gpa, especially since gpa is considered more important.