Do colleges care more about sat/act or gpa?

Question

For example: I really want to get into UF. But I am more worried about my sat/act than my gpa

Answer 1

Colleges consider them roughly equally, perhaps a little heavier on sat/act these days (grade inflation has left colleges less impressed by gpa than they used to be). It can vary from school to school though.



In general, they want applicants that are at or above their median in both areas and will usually forgive a slightly lower number in one area if the other is way above median.



For UF specifically, they do have a strong gpa emphasis. 93% of admits have a 3.75 unweighted or higher. If you have that, you can probably get in with about 1680+ on your SATs. If you have 3.0 to 3.75, you will need substantially higher sats to 'make up' for it.

Answer 2

It's a mixture of both. You want to have high SAT scores and high GPA, but what tends to occur is that if your SAT scores aren't great, your GPA tends to compensate for that. This isn't always true the other way around, so, in a way, GPA is slightly more important.



Look at your school's GPA requirements and SAT requirements. If you fall within those ranges you'll be fine. If you don't, you might want to either get higher scores on the SAT (near exceptional) and write very good essays.



Good luck.

Answer 3

I really want to get into UF too! You have to have a high GPA and SAT to get into UF. I think that they look at both fairly equally. If you have a really good GPA, you can probably have a lower SAT, especially since the SAT is only one test, but you can't get in if either is too low. UF superscores your SAT though, so it might be higher than you think.

Answer 4

faculties care approximately the two. preserve that best gpa with all of those extracurricular activities and summer time study. that's what they're searching for. you're particularly status out (and you're in basic terms a freshman!). Congratulations on your fulfillment so far. persist with it!

Answer 5

We care about both.