<p>How do the scores align so a student does not look like a slacker or the school too easy?
For A (4.0) students I assume above 2000 or 30 but what for the rest? What is a matching score for a B+ student? </p>
<p>I do not think there is a solid correlation between SAT scores and GPA. The SAT (and ACT) are tests; your score is generated based on your performance in those 3 or so hours. GPA on the other hand is the cumulation of many things; test scores, homework, participation, group work, rigor/weight of classes, extra credit, tutoring, dropped quizzes, curves, time management, etc. </p>
<p>A student might get an A+ in their AP English Literature class because 30% of the grade is homework, while 15% is participation, and another 55% is essays - that same student might stumble when it comes to the Critical Reading section of the SAT because there’s no extra credit to make up for missing a few questions or the anxiety you might feel while sitting for the test. I see this a lot with AP exams too - a lot of my peers received B+/A- in AP courses but received 1’s and 2’s for the exam.</p>
<p>Our Valedictorian did not test well. She was incredibly hardworking and maintained a perfect GPA through almost a dozen AP courses, on top of honors classes and dual enrollment. She took the SAT three times - her superscore barely cracked 1800. </p>
<p>I think the only generalization you could make is that good students will usually receive good SAT scores. Any thing more specific than that would border inaccurate. </p>
<p>I agree with @preamble1776 here. There are simply too many exceptions to make any correlations meaningful for predicting success.</p>
<p>If you’re still curious though, you can read a study about it here: <a href=“http://senate.ucsc.edu/committees/cafa-committee-on-admissions-and-financial-aid/cafa-admissions/comprehensive-review/SATGPA.pdf”>http://senate.ucsc.edu/committees/cafa-committee-on-admissions-and-financial-aid/cafa-admissions/comprehensive-review/SATGPA.pdf</a></p>
<p>I understand they test different things but on this board I read it too many times that high test and low gpa = slacker and the opposite = grade inflation. </p>
<p>I think there’s a rough alignment, in the real world. When I look at the scattergrams on Naviance, each data point is a kid from our HS who applied somewhere, plotted by SAT and GPA. They form a diagonal swath, from lower left to upper right. Each scattergram shows a small, local sample of data. correlating SATs with GPAs. Then there are a few outliers, not on the swath, and you readily notice them.</p>
<p>^^
In your school’s scattergram what SAT scores correlate with the 3.6-3.7 gpas?</p>
<p>This is an interesting question–thanks for asking. Just got D’s sophomore PSAT scores which suggest she will be a high GPA, low SAT score kid. She has slow cognitive processing, which partly explains the discrepancy. I am thinking she will have to go test-optional to avoid being thought a grind or that her grades were inflated. While I do think there is some grade inflation, the course work is rigorous.</p>
<p>TheGFG, if she is a slow cognitive processor, and that is documented by testing within the last three years (I think, but check this) then she can have accommodations on tests such as testing in a separate room or extra breaks or extra time.</p>
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I think there’s a rough alignment, in the real world. When I look at the scattergrams on Naviance, each data point is a kid from our HS who applied somewhere, plotted by SAT and GPA. They form a diagonal swath, from lower left to upper right. Each scattergram shows a small, local sample of data. correlating SATs with GPAs. Then there are a few outliers, not on the swath, and you readily notice them.[\quote]</p>
<p>At our HS, I don’t see that diagonal…more a band going across the top. If the GPAs aren’t weighted, then you can get A’s in “college prep” or A’s in AP and they are still A’s.</p>
<p>4.0 probably matches better to 33 in case of the slower reader. If verbal is no problem, then 34-35.</p>