<p>how big of a difference would this make on your college app?</p>
<p>i'm 3.8UW/4.4W (UC 4.2W) asian male in california, 800 math SAT II, expecting 800 on chem and physics when i take them</p>
<p>my AP's aren't that great (all 4's)</p>
<p>a big difference</p>
<p>agreed....</p>
<p>I'd say that it's rather close to the difference between a 1400 and a 1500. One says that we're looking at a very smart kid, the other says that this kid is potentially brilliant. There's a big difference.</p>
<p>2100 is the start of a very good SAT score.. 2300 is the start of an impeccable SAT score.. if you get a 2100 or anything above you should feel fairly comfortable, as you're SATs have done you enough to give you a chance for admissions at just about any college (yes, even HYPS.. I did ALOT of research in my app process and afterwords last year and I know plenty of people who got into "HYPS" with 2100+ SAT range).</p>
<p>p.s. Don't worry about AP's with regards to admission. There's a reason schools don't require official reports until after they admit you; other than the fact that you took them, they don't do much to help your admission chances.. take this from a well-versed senior who will be attending a CC deemed "top university" next year.</p>
<p>What a coincidence . . . I'm in the exact middle between these . . . 2100 is a good score and gives you a chance at pretty much any college . . . on the slightly lower end for the top 10.</p>
<p>2300, on the otherhand . . . is amazing. It puts you on the high end of nearly every college percentile, as a matter of fact. There is definately a difference. 2300 is much more difficult to score than 2100. 1400+, like another poster said, is a great score. 1500+ is brilliant.</p>
<p>Keep in mind, however, 4.0 vs 3.7 is a much bigger difference than 2300 vs 2100 when it comes to college apps. People that get admitted to HYP range from 2100 area to the 2300 area, the SATs vary a lot.</p>
<p>I think it's completely different than 1400-1500...Off the old system I scored a 1490 and a 2170 on the new system. 10 points away from 1500 and 130 from 2300...so...it's a pretty big difference...</p>
<p>It all depends on your strength. My English is weak, scored a 680 on writing, hence the low new SAT :-p If you're good at English then the new SAT should be easier for you.</p>
<p>more importantly, it also makes a HUGE difference in scholarship consideration.</p>
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I think it's completely different than 1400-1500...Off the old system I scored a 1490 and a 2170 on the new system. 10 points away from 1500 and 130 from 2300...so...it's a pretty big difference...</p>
<p>It all depends on your strength. My English is weak, scored a 680 on writing, hence the low new SAT :-p If you're good at English then the new SAT should be easier for you.
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<p>You're only one example. Most unofficial equaters estimate that type of range, and they usually assume a relatively equal distribution between the scores and factor in the increased length of the test.</p>
<p>When you say 2100, what is your exact score? Did you break 700 on all three components of the test?</p>
<p>I would agree that its a lot different from 1400-1500, since I got a 1500 and a 2180.</p>
<p>i would say 800 math, so that splits 650 between CR and writing</p>
<p>CR is my weak point :\ (the long passage questions -_-)</p>
<p>btw, i haven't taken the SAT's yet, i'm just trying to set a goal for myself</p>
<p>i got a 2290 but lost all the points in WR (690)... So I essentially have an SATI of 1600 but a WR part of 690. I know I can do a lot better on WR (got a 78 on PSAT) but my CR and M scores will decrease. So is a 2290 the same even if the distributions are lopsided?</p>
<p>No, don't retake, the writing score is viewed as an SAT II by most schools.</p>