schools with an emphasis on standardized testing

screwed
Sat, 16 Oct 2004 11:29:59 +0000

Are there any colleges that weigh SATs more than others?

My SATs are very strong (1580, and 800s on 3 SAT 2s) as are my ECs adnd hopefully my recs and essay will be too.

HOWEVER, my GPA is bad. really pretty bad. 3.41 bad (barely top 50%). ive taken the hardest courses, and i always thought between a B+ and A- average was good, but apparently not good enough. I do have an upwards trend though, and I go to a great private school where last yrs matriculating class sent 32 of 53 people to top 8 universities or top 5 LACs (US News rankings though, yes I know inaccurate, but still, basically what im trying to say is we do well with colleges).

Where would be good places to apply that would maybe allow my SAT scores to eclipse my GPA and rank? My ultimate goal is to go to a strong law school, so schools with a good liberal arts cirriculum would be ideal. small, big, city, rural, doesn’t really matter although I’d love a strong sense of community and alumni ties.

Any suggestions?