SAT scores vs High School transcripts, which counts more?

Applying to College
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<p>Hi,
I think I will score no more than 1600 in this December’s test but my high school marks are pretty decent. I’d say 85% above in every subject. I want admission in some good college like CORNELL or UCLA.What they consider more Sat or high school transcript . Anyways I started preparation for Sat 10 days ago but do you think in a weeks time I would be able to increase my score to 1800?</p>

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<p>You need both.</p>

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<p>for cornell and ucla you’d need 2000+ i reckon. Unless you have very strong ECs, recs and esssays to complement your grades.</p>

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<p>Practice tests are helpful, but many people’s actual SAT results are quite different from their practice results. Study as hard as you can in the time you have and do your best. Your grades are generally the most important part of your application, but standardized tests are also very important. If your test scores end up being substantially lower than your grades might indicate, you may have to rethink your list of schools.</p>

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<p>Admissions for UCLA is over as of Nov 30.</p>

<p>You should research schools using the common data set or some data collector like collegedata. Look up the scores of accepted students for colleges you are interested in.</p>

<p>Cornell lists gpa AND test scores as VERY IMPORTANT. The lowest 25% seems to have scores in the 1900’s.</p>

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<p>Thank you guys for your valuable feedback</p>

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<p>What makes you say scores are different on actual Sat than in the practice one’s? One more thing are practice tests from Barron’s and Princeton difficult than actual test.</p>

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<p>I’m sorry, but Cornell is absolutely unreachable with those scores… And I mean, completely. No ECs or essays will help you. Your grades don’t seem to be outstanding either. I think it is possible for you to increase your score to 1800, just practice as much as you can, but I still don’t think you’ll have many chances of getting into Cornell.
And about practice tests - Princeton is easier than the real thing, Barron’s is harder. If you want realistic tests, then get a copy of the Blue Book. There are like 10 or 12 practice tests in there. But your results still might be quite different than on the actual test day, because the atmosphere in the test room is entirely different from your home - you’re under more pressure, you’re more nervous, you might make more mistakes, etc</p>