<p>…yes, it’s one of 6 areas looked at, but clearly it is THE most important area for intense scrutiny. A very strong SAT/ACT score will not make up for even above average academic performance in high school! So, a student with a 5.1 weighted GPA but low SATs (around 2000) is going to look much better than a student with a 2250 SAT and a GPA weighted around 4.1. The former is a much stronger, disciplined student than the latter, who is a great standardized test-taker but just doesn’t show much effort, consistently over time, in the classroom.</p>
<p>–the kitesurfer.</p>