<p>I doubt it, but hey, go for it anyway. The worst that can happen is getting a rejection. I say shoot for the Honor's program at a relatively unselective school. Honor's programs will provide you with an intellectual setting in a relatively unintellectual environment, and will look good on resumes and such. A lot of less selective universities would love a 2400, even with a subpar GPA. But I would advise letting go of Harvard for the time being. (Grad school perhaps?)</p>
<p>I don't think there were 1000 perfect scorers in one year. More like 300 right?</p>
<p>I am not 100% sure about that myself. The information comes from another thread hat I cannot find now. I'll make sure to provide a link as soon as I find it.</p>
<p>300 sounds about right. Plus, not everyone who has a 2400 applies to Harvard, shocking as that may be.</p>
<p>I don't know, at my school people were also talking about 1000 perfect scorers being rejected... (maybe over 4 years?)</p>
<p>Firstly, SAt is not a measure of intelligence it basically is a test filled with so many questions that you have to race against time to finish.
Secondly, there would be a large number of people with near perfect SAT scores with a very high GPA and very good ec's who would be applying for Harvard, so i think you have to improve your grades for a chance</p>
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I don't know, at my school people were also talking about 1000 perfect scorers being rejected... (maybe over 4 years?)
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<p>I believe the number quoted here 1000 perfect scorers may have something to do with perfect scores in individual sections; 1000 perfect math section scoreres for example, whcih makes it all the more likely. yeah, even considering the people who may say have gotten 2400 with a cumulative i.e best score may not number up to a 1000 believe me lol</p>
<p>i think an article on the new york times starts off with something like, "Harvard rejected 1000 perfect scorers on the math section, yale rejected several 2400ers and princeton rejected thousands with 4.0 GPAs" or to something like that, not sure where that exact article is.</p>
<p>Harvard actually admitted less than half of the people who applied with a perfect score(2400)...</p>
<p>Or at least I think it was Harvard... or it could've been Stanford.</p>
<p>Yes, I believe u r correct YankeeBoy.
About individual 800 scores, at <a href="http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2007/04.05/99-admissions.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2007/04.05/99-admissions.html</a> it says that: </p>
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By standard measures of academic talent, including test scores and academic performance in school, this year's applicant pool reflects the remarkable level of excellence typical of recent years. For example, nearly 2,500 scored a perfect 800 on their SAT verbal test; almost 3,200 scored 800 on the SAT math; and more than 3,000 were ranked first in their high school classes.
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I believe that highlights the relative importance of scores, namely that they are a very strong point, but not the primary one (or at least one of the primary ones).</p>
<p>That won't help.</p>
<p>You have a 2400 and near a 4.0 GPA? I don't know if you'll get into Harvard but I think you'll get into some very good schools. And I could be wrong but does anyone know of a URM with a 2400 who got rejected from any school?</p>
<p>zoomzoom: what schools did you get accepted into??</p>
<p>No. The college might even become suspicious.</p>
<p>Its almost possible anyway, Im pretty sure about that. You cant have a perfect 2400 but have C’s and crappy essays, everything reflects one another. There an essay part and a math part and whatnot on the SAT too. </p>
<p>A 2400 guarantees nothing.</p>
<p>I think it can compensate for the difference b/w a 3.7 and a 4.0 GPA but not a 2.0 and a 4.0.
It does matter, but so does GPA</p>