SAT and valedictorians

pinnipotto
Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:12:54 +0000

I think the difference between top 4% and top 2% is negligible…both students probably have 3.75+ GPAs, at worst, unless there’s clearly major grade deflation, or a hugely underacheiving school. I agree with your assessment that this student would not be considered a slacker. Maybe he sucks at science, and lost GPA points in that, but it didn’t affect his SAT…one never knows. I think within that tight a range, it would come down much more to ECs/intangibles than a difference in stats.