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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Absolutely.  It is a cumulative GPA for all four years.  Some people will say that some colleges will note if a student has improved their grades over the four years but IMHE no college has that much time when they are processing 35,000 applications - it really all comes down to GPA (including the AP courses), test scores, and ECs.   Essays get read only if you make the first cut on test scores and GPA>[/quote]

This is all hog wash. It does not just come down to GPA and test scores. [b]Why are many valedictorians and/or kids with perfect test scores rejected from top schools in favor of kids without those credentials? Hmmmmmm.[/b] 
Teacher recommendations and jobs/projects that show a high level of intellectual curiosity and functioning count for a ton. Some schools are looking for smart , creative kids with ideas for new businesses (Facebook?). 
High test scores and GPA might get an application a read - but it might be a short read before it’s tossed into the incinerator. [/quote]

[b]Uh, they are not. This is a strange and inaccurate statement.[/quote][/b]

Even if there is the occasional one, which usually is an extremely talented URM, the reason is that the school to which he or she applied practices yield protection as explained above. They know that the student will never actually show up so turn him down to protect the yield numbers as reported to USN&WR.  This is very important to a number of schools trying to improve yield numbers.  Schools often can tell when they are being used as a safety.  Ivies also don't like it when student X gets into all 8 Ivies because 7 will lose that yield number.  [/quote]

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