<p>I did take the SATs with English as my third language, and I didn't start with a Romantic language either so the transition was rougher than usual. I still got 800 on reading and 760 on writing, with only the blue book and the library for practice. And none of my English teachers before junior year ever impressed me. Oh and I'm far from any sort of linguistic genius,</p>
<p>Like I said, 1900 is not impressive at all.</p>
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<p>Good point. Maybe we should be concerned that some will fail out. It would only be fair, after all.</p>
<p>Chances are when athletes or a generous legacy fails out, they can transfer to other less "prestigious" schools. I think it would be harder for someone who was on a full scholarship who flunked out to do the same.</p>
<p>and in any average public school system, a 1900 is a good score, not a great score, but a good one.</p>
<p>Tyler,</p>
<p>Do average students go to Harvard?</p>
<p>In the case of the students mentioned in the article, they seemed to have overcome tremendous disadvantages. Based on what they've done, their work ethic is exemplary. Average in academics, yeah, average overall, no.</p>
<p>For recruited athletes, even if they're academically average, they are athletically talented.</p>
<p>For "generous legacy admits," their parents' funding makes it possible for an economically disadvantaged child to be a part of elite higher education. They're not financially average by any means, and that helps other students.</p>
<p>Simply put, average students don't go to Harvard.</p>
<p>I know a kid with a 1730 who got into MIT and Cornell this year. But rejected from the other Ivies and stanford.</p>
<p>s snack,</p>
<p>Did that student excel in some extracurricular activity / sport?</p>
<p>Ok... 1730 for Ivies I can somewhat get... but in at MIT??...</p>
<p>crapshoot :)</p>
<p>"I know a kid with a 1730 who got into MIT and Cornell this year. But rejected from the other Ivies and stanford."</p>
<p>what else did this person have? any clue?</p>
<p>I think the other essential thing to remember about this story is: we don't know how that score was distributed. Perhaps in one area they are extremely talented-I'm guessing the math-and they may be just as talented in the other areas with a little more time. The one surprising thing was the part: "Cristina says they chose Harvard because of its prominence." Well that certainly doesn't seem like the right reason to apply. Just because it's a famous school ?</p>
<p>never said average students went to Harvard, i said that outside this CC and warped private school perspective. a 1900 is viewed as respectable. So their SAT scores weren't so terrible that they wouldn't fit in at the school.</p>
<p>What can I say? All CCers are perfectionists ;)</p>
<p>Athlethes and legacies won' fail out. Almost no one fails out. They might do bad though. But it doesn't matter. Chances are they will have enough connections to get some cushy job in buisness or they can always run Daddy's business.</p>
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<p>It's a very nice story and I really hope they can succeed at Harvard and Brown. With a work ethic like that, I'm sure they'll be fine. However, like CX3, I also dislike that the Hispanic twins chose Harvard "because of its prominence".</p>
<p>Lol. They'll be fine at Harvard, definitely. I don't know about Brown, but Harvard has some crazy grade inflation. They are way too motivated to not do the work required for an inflated A or B.</p>