well I'm currently doing NCEA it's the New Zealand equivalent of SAT's & GCE A Level.
I'm getting mostly Excellence's (which would be an A) so far for almost all subs, except for my Physics, which will require some polishing. I'm not too worried about my grades. I'm more interested in the other stuff, the fact that there are thousands of perfect SAT scorers who get rejected, what will get me in? what's that special requirement they're looking for. The one that makes you a cut above the rest.