Most university admissions officers are aware that college board Scholastic Aptitude Tests are not the only guide to probable academic success but they are not sure just what other criteria prove that a student is worth a gamble.
Normally, four types of students are likely to be passed over: the "overachiever," who gets low SAT scores but had excellent high school grades; the "late bloomer," whose grades were poor but whose college board scores show promise; the high school leader too busy with extracurricular activities to get good grades; the specialist, who is brilliant in one field but otherwise...
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