Love the Sorel ' s ! <| sep |> This is exactly it . And bitched for no good reason at all . <| sep |> It depends on how unrepresentative it is . If your GPA is a little weak , admissions committees may overlook it , but if it ' s significantly below the GPA of the average applicant to that school , it ' s probably not worth applying . I think perfect SAT scores aren ' t superhelpful . For an admissions officer , that ' s a red flag that a student got a lot of coaching . If you have the intellectual horsepower to do well on the SAT , what were you doing for the last 3 . 5 years of high school ? What would be helpful is unusually impressive achievementstalent in a nonacademic sphere . So if you ' re a nationallyrecognized artist or athlete , if you run a successful startup , etc . This type of achievement would likely come through in your essay , your ECs , and at least one of your recommendation letters .