<p>I got a 1600 cr+m SAT recently and I was wondering that since Cornell doesn't look at the sat writing, would they consider that score to be "perfect" to them, and I would get a big boost? I know if someone has a 2400 their chances go crazy up, so I'm wondering if that's the same for a school hat doesn't look at writing with a 1600. Thanks!</p>
<p>If someone has a 2400 their chances do not “go crazy up.” Yes you have a perfect score. No a 1600 isn’t really better than a 1590, just as a 2400 isn’t really better than a 2390.</p>
<p>No doubt that would look good but colleges also focus on GPA, community service and extracurriculars. Some focus more on one area than others so it’s still important to look well-rounded</p>
<p>Well, you’ve very clearly demonstrated that your standardized test skills are superb even if you did miss a couple on writing. A 2400 vs a 1600/1600 isn’t really a significant difference, unless you got like lower than a 700 on writing or something.</p>
<p>I have a 670 on writing lol, so that’s definitely my weak point.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t think a 1600 is a substantial boost over a 1500. A boost? Yes, but not substantial.</p>
<p>Dude I have a 2320 (800 CR, 800 M, 720 W), so I have a 1600/1600 too. Can you check out my chance thread please? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1516964-chance-high-sat-low-gpa-kid.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1516964-chance-high-sat-low-gpa-kid.html</a></p>
<p>IK: don’t you see the fallacy of your request? Here is jonesguy asking for his chances (because he’s not sure of his own situation) and now you turn around and ask him to rate your chances.</p>
<p>Does this seem logical?</p>
<p>^They won’t change. No use.</p>
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<p>But isn’t that the very definition of chancing on CC? People with no clue about their own chances are the ones chancing everyone else. “If you chance me I will chance you.” The blind leading the blind.</p>
<p>Cornell looks at the overall package. I know plenty of people who got into Cornell with less than supreb SAT stats than yours but made up for it either in their dedication to service, excellence in the sciences or arts, etc. Your scores also matter in terms of the major/college you are applying to in Cornell. For example, Cornell Engineering puts a greater emphasis on high math scores, etc.</p>
<p>However by no mean does getting a 1600 puts you at a disadvantage. Congrats on your perfect score. Now, how Cornell take writing into account? We can only speculate. I heard that the writing score carries the least amount of weight compared to the rest of the sections so as long as you didn’t do that badly on your writing score you should be fine. </p>
<p>Anyways, congrats on getting perfect on your verb + math section. Now all you have to do is work on your extracurriculars/gpa/etc. and write a great personal statement to complement that score.</p>
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<p>Cornell’s Common Data Set says they are not using the SAT essay. So if the OP’s 670 is due to a low score on the essay, the OP should be OK. </p>
<p>Stanford also says they do not use the essay – I guess that means such schools consider your multiple choice writing score but not your essay score or your overall writing score?</p>
<p>I got in (CAS) essentially with a 1600 SAT (2330 overall) and 4.00 GPA (UW). I didn’t really have anything else noteworthy in my application. No ECs (I put down ~ 2400 hours for playing video games), no outstanding awards other than National Merit and National Scholar, super generic college essay and maybe a slightly better than average common app essay.</p>
<p>It also depends a lot on which college you’re applying to, I think CAS and CoE might have slightly higher than average average SAT scores.</p>