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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SAT does not make up for grades at these really selective schools. [/quote]

That sounds right to me.  From my research, I would expect a straight A student with max rigor and a 1450 SAT would be viewed more favorably at UVA than a student with a 3.8 GPA and a 1600 SAT. I understand that at many selective schools, a strong SAT score is more a threshold to cross and confirm that the high grades are legit than it is a way to rank students.  Once you clear the bar, which at schools like Virginia Tech could be 1350, and at UVA could be 1450 or so, the SAT doesn't matter that much. I did hear that some schools care more about a high SAT than others (e.g., Vanderbilt) but UVA is not one of those. I am not an expert here, just a dad who has read a lot of college admissions info recently, so correct me if I'm wrong. [/quote]

You need to compare the AP scores to make sure you're drawing the right inferences re: 4.0 v. 3.8.  People love to say it does not matter, but of course having this data matters precisely because grade inflation is so rampant.  The 1450 requires further inquiry into that kind of GPA, so if APs show 5s, the SAT can be disregarded.  If it's a mix of 4s and 5s, and a kid with 1600 has a 3.8 and all 5s, I'm going with kid with 3.8, all else equal.[/quote]

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