Why are the bottom 25% SAT scores so low for the "elite" public colleges?

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<p>Yes. This is fairly well known:</p>

<p>[University</a> of California - Calculating GPA](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/q-and-a/calculating-gpa/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/q-and-a/calculating-gpa/index.html)</p>

<p>CSU has a better explanation:</p>

<p>[CSUMentor</a> - Plan for College - High School Students - GPA Calculator](<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU)</p>

<p>The CSU and UC methods are the same, except that CSU includes 12th grade course grades when available (in practice, this makes no difference for “traditional” high school applicants who submit CSU and UC applications by a deadline before any 12th grade course grades are available).</p>