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Your GPA is just one factor among a dozen or so colleges use to evaluate applicants. In many ways, I view test scores and course rigor as important, if not more important, than having an incredibly high GPA (3.75+) to be honest. For the school I read applications for, I would say a lower GPA is really anything under a 3.4 (though the avg for incoming is closer to 3.75). So if you had, say a 3.1, I would want to see a pretty good SAT score (1400+) and high course rigor (Andhra Pradesh, IB, Honors, dual credit classes) for me to dismiss the lower GPA. So, with high-test scores, your chances would improve of getting into more selective colleges (broad definition). .

KJ Somaiya College of Engineering is a constituent college of the prestigious Somaiya Vidyavihar University. The institute offers undergraduate B.Tech courses under its engineering department. Admissions to this course are granted on the basis of national-level entrance examinations such as JEE Main, MHT-CET, SAT, and PERA-CET. The basic eligibility criteria for B.Tech is:
passed the HSC or its equivalent 10+2 level examination in India, with physics and mathematics as mandatory subjects, as well as one of the following (chemistry, biotechnology, biology, technical vocational subjects). obtained at least 45% in aggregate in 10+2 grade. The student must have taken the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or the JEE-Main (Paper-1) or the PERA CET or the MHT-CET exam. There is no separate cutoff for the SAT, but based on previous year's trends, a student is eligible to apply if she or he has a non-zero score on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT). The college then publishes a merit list of successful candidates for different branches of B.Tech according to the score of all applicants and the availability of seats.