Some schools have minimum score requirements for admission, so if you're below that number you simply can't get in. (thoughtco.com)
Conversely, a 1997 increase in the GED minimum score requirements of several states reduced the dropout rate among black and Hispanic 12th graders by 4.4 and 7 percentage points, respectively. (educationnext.org)
Potential 3D Scholars must: be PGCPS 9th, 10th or 11th - graders by September 2018; have a 2.5 cumulative GPA; meet minimum score requirements for each grade level on PSAT, Accuplacer, SAT or ACT; and demonstrate characteristics that help predict future success with college - level work. (www1.pgcps.org)