DOES THE SAT/ACT STILL MATTER IN 2023?
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- After COVID-19 hit the United States, many universities started to go test-optional, with some no longer considering tests. Because of this, debate has begun over if students should even still spend time studying for and taking standardized tests. In this video, Edward will explain how much different universities care about the SAT, using data from the Harvard Lawsuit and Common Data Sets.
I feel as if having an sat/ act is more favorable than the person who is the exact same without the tests
exactly! If possible please try your hardest to give the SAT or the ACT it will make SUCH a big difference in your college app
If you listen to interviews of college admissions officers from the top schools, many are currently retooling how they evaluate students. They are going back to placing a lot of emphasis on the SAT as it is and has been a great indicator for academic success. GPA is very important, but grade inflation and course rigor comparisons really spotlight how they are not adequate enough . The trend in minimizing the SAT is shifting behind the scenes. It still does ring true that a low GPA cannot be saved dramatically by a high SAT.
It matters to a lot of universities and colleges. Great analysis btw!
I would like to correct your assumptions regarding the MIT SAT policy. It is specifically written on their website that they care a lot about the SAT math section, but you DON'T need to get 800. I remember that it was written in one of their blogs that they don't really care, as long as it's above 700, but they want to know it is above that threshold.
what academic number would 770 math and 740 english be for harvard
Though your point on good gpa, bad sat= help; bad gpa, good sat= no help is valid. I think it's only valid when you take easy courses. If you do very difficult courses, I think it makes a big difference in showing colleges that you are actually very good academically, and your courses are just really hard.
unless you took a bunch of AP and honors, did extremely well on the AP exams, have a perfect GPA (and higher than many others at your school) and then still failed the SAT😅. Definitely happens!
As an international with 1500 (720 ERW, 780 M). I always struggle wether to submit or not, but I decided to submit it to every university (only top 30, as I have safeties in my country). Do you think that it's a good strategy as an international?
So my act score was a 32 (30 math, 32 science, 33 english, and 34 reading), but if you look at the specific breakdowns, if managed to get a 31 on math rather than a 30 on math it would bump my score to a 33. Should I still submit my test score as it is super close to a 33? Will colleges look at the specific score breakdown & make an analysis from there? Also, my GPA is a 4.43 weighted so would colleges use that to perhaps balance my 32 act score?
The general indication is that beyond your unweighted 3.9-4.0, weighted GPAs don't really matter at all since colleges have no way to judge the scale of your weighted GPA, that's why class rank is more important and they don't care about weighted GPAs. Just a general standard is to submit your test score if its within the 25th percentile of the college. Unless your score is WAY below the 25th percentile, you should always submit your score. Test-optional is a huge disadvantage unless your ECs are on a different level(which they aren't for most people). If you're STEM, then submit it to everywhere unless you're below the 25th percentile, because then your math score is really gonna matter. If you're non-STEM I would say you can probably submit the score anywhere including the Ivies without a second thought, because they're not gonna care about math as much.
What do you consider a “bad” GPA? I know someone who has a 3.7 but took really tough classes since freshman year, but has a 1570 SAT.
that's good
GPA is relative to your school, so a 4.0 at one school could be equal to a 3.7 at another school. When you apply to college, your guidance councillor will send in a School Report, which contains information about what the hardest classes are at your school as well as how hard the teachers mark at your school. If you have a 3.7 unweighted GPA but are in the top 5% in your school and you took the hardest possible classes, that would be a pretty good GPA. GPA is also dependent on the difficulty of the courses you take, and colleges typically take students who take harder courses in high school even if their GPA is a bit lower than someone who took easier courses. Good luck to you and your friend!
@@GettingIntoUniversity At my school I have a 3.3 GPA and I'm ranked 5.But what about the chances of getting into good public state colleges like for example New York and the SUNY system.Apparently Binghamton is one of the hardest SUNYs to get into.Do I still have a chance?
Hello, should we report 1370 SAT to BU, Northestern and BC? Thank you! Unweighted GPA is 4
no
What does this mean for homeschoolers?