Who would be more likely to get into college...?

Question

With most everything else being the same/similar who would have a bettter chance of getting into a UC, Someone with

A high GPA (3.7+) and low SAT,ACT scores or

Someone with a relatively low GPA (3.1) and high SAT,ACT scores?

If the latter,
How high do the test scores have to be to be high enough?

Answer 1

The high GPA. The test taker easily could have a bad day, but a bad four years of high school? But it would also depend on that high GPA's course load. If said student skated through on basic level coursework, and got straight A's, well, that's not exactly a monumental acheivement. However, an honors student packing on the AP classes would be a real eye-catcher.
Truth be known, one can learn how to take entrance exams, and do great on a few weekends' Kaplan classes. But you actually have to work at being a great student.

Answer 2

The higher SAT, ACT scorers would get in. If you get good test results then UCs think you can do it - even if you've messed around for the past four years.

I'm from Africa, and all I had was an SAT score and Uni's were offering places. It may seem stupid, but that's the experience I've had.

Getting about 60% should be good enough - so about a 550 to 600 on the SAT maths and verbal.

Answer 3

What's a low SAT or ACT score? I went to UCLA- had a 1200 SAT, 33 ACT, and 4.17 weighted GPA.- and I got in while we still had affirmative action (i'm white, so that made it a lot harder). I also had a butt-load of volunteer work. Although we got rid of affirmative action, I heard that now UCLA is making "life experiences" a new admission criteria.- so if your grandma lives in the ghetto give 'em that address as your primary residence and make up some crap about how life in the ghetto is hard.

tough to pick one, but I'd have to say the first one...I just can't see someone w/ a 3.1 getting in- unless of course you're talking about UCR, UCSB, UCSC, UCM, UCSD, or UCI- lol j/k

Answer 4

there is not any way you will be going to med college besides, until eventually there's a drastic progression on your GPA and, particularly, on your writing. you will possibly % a minimum of a three.5 GPA in college to even think of approximately getting into med college. And until eventually you had good learn conduct and robust motivation, you does no longer make it, notwithstanding in case you have been admitted. and you needless to say do no longer % this, so it somewhat is no longer sensible to even plan for it. Being "a singer" is likewise no longer sensible. once you're 18, you could flow out, get a job and do notwithstanding you % and your parents will have no say approximately it. yet you would be sensible to additionally be going to community college or another vocational training application to learn a commerce so as which you're able to do something besides artwork at McDonald's for the the remainder of your existence. it somewhat is unhappy that your parents won't assist you in making sensible plans on your destiny. Your street is possibly to be puzzling, having to make it thoroughly on your guy or woman. practice your self besides as you could via gaining understanding of a thank you to learn, a thank you to be in charge, and the thank you to advance stable artwork conduct. stable success.

Answer 5

based on personal experience, the first person. that was back in the mid 90s.