UMich '14 - how will the cookie crumble (ALREADY APPLIED)

BevoUT
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:42:57 +0000

Personally I disagree with saying that GPA matters more. All the high schools in the country have varying standards and systems for calculating it. My 4.23 weighted gpa isn’t as good as some other people’s 4.23 weighted gpas around the country I’m sure. At least the tests are universal. It’s also bad to assume that people with lower GPAs didn’t work hard without knowing their circumstances (family life, psychological issues, sports, responsibilities, etc.).
Yosup-In the reverse case of your example, it would be someone with a perfect gpa and low test scores. That either means they suck at major tests or they simply can’t put everything together on a cumulative test, and apply what they know. I’d rather have someone who could think than a drone that just spits out whatever they hear in class and slops it down on a weekly exam. My AP Bio teacher gave me a C for the year (knocking my grade down from a B), basically saying I scored too low on the mock AP exam (2). I got a 4 on the real thing, and I don’t see why the colleges can’t value those too. Just like my 3 on AP US when I got an A in the class (maybe my A was inflated?).