"The better thing would be if the schools could come out with an honest statement like: “If your GPA is below x and your test scores are below y, you will be rejected unless you are a recruited athlete, daughter of a President, or your family is rich enough to buy a building. Please consider this before sending applying.” "
Some schools provide a breakdown which if people are honest with themselves pretty much says it.
eg. from Princeton. It would be nice if all schools would provide a little more detailed admissions info.
PERCENTAGE OF APPLICANTS ACCEPTED BY GPA RANGE GPA % ACCEPTED
4.0 9.4
3.90-3.99 7.9
3.80-3.89 5.5
3.70-3.79 3.3
3.60-3.69 2.9
3.50-3.59 3.5
Below 3.50 2.3
PERCENTAGE OF APPLICANTS ACCEPTED BY SAT RANGE SAT SCORES % ACCEPTED
2300-2400 12.8
2100-2290 7.6
1900-2090 4.2
1700-1890 1.9
1500-1690 0.0
Below 1500 0.0
No SAT Scores 6.0