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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A 3.7 GPA with a 1300 should you a least a chance at most flagships, aside from places like UC Berkeley, Michigan, or UVA.

You just have to apply to a larger amount of schools now than in the past, with the understanding that 80% of them will reject you.[/quote]

3.7 weighted and 1300 would get you into most flagships 15-20 years ago. Not now. Still gets you into some but others are a toss-up or reach. [/quote]

Of course a 1300 SAT 20 years ago is probably over 1400 today due to changes in 2005 and 2015 which raised the average scores. The same could be said of grades due to grade inflation.  Colleges are definitely getting harder to get into, but part of it is the inflation of grades and SAT scores making it appear much more selective.

Here's an article from 1991 about a kid who got a 1600:  http://articles.latimes.com/1991-01-31/local/me-539_1_perfect-score

"Naranjo, 17, [b]was one of only 10 students in the United States[/b] to earn the highest possible score on the test in 1990, said district spokesman Alan Trudell. Last year, about 1.8 million students took the test, which is the most common examination required for college admittance."

Compare that to today, where thousands of kids get perfect scores.
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