<p>I read here the Brown's acceptance rate for 36ers was 30.6% and that Stanford's (for SAT's) was probably somewhere between 21 and 26 percent. Could we come up with a definitive list here for acceptance rates for perfect ACT/SAT scorers at various colleges?</p>
<p>Go to the schools and you’ll get the nos. But you’ll have to dig deep.</p>
<p>30.6% eh? It seems as if I need to enroll in some ACT test-taking classes. I mean if you look at ivy league admissions as a crap-shoot, which I guess they are, no offense. You would have good odds if you applied to a lot of Ivies. This post might seem stupid, but my point is that perfect scorers have much better odds compared to the normal applicant. Right?</p>
<p>In my opinion of course</p>
<p>I doubt that a perfect score would count over a lack in other things. If they have a 36 applicant and a 34 applicant but the 34 has better ECs I doubt they’d go with the 36.</p>
<p>Usually these perfect scorers also have perfect grades and lots of ECs.</p>
<p>I think the reason that perfect scorers have higher acceptance rates probably has to do with the fact that most people that do well on SAT/ACT have excellent gpas and extracurriculars and are all around extremely dedicated to getting into a good college. Although if two applicants were the same but one had a perfect score and the other didn’t it would probably push the scales in the perfect scorers favor. Remember, correlation does not mean causation</p>
<p>^No not really. Top colleges dont differentiate between say a 2300 and a 2400. Once you score that high, the extra points dont give your application any more boost.</p>
<p>Perfect scorers do not always have perfect grades and perfect ECs. Nor are those any hint the kid can write a decent CA and supps- or get good LoRs. The whole app package matters.</p>
<p>Cortana431, I really doubt there’s any college in the country that wouldn’t take the 2400 over the 2300 if everything else was equal.</p>
<p>No, the difference between a 2300 and a 2400 probably won’t keep you out of any college in the country considering even Harvard’s average SAT isn’t that high, but it’s quite an assertion to say that the two are equal.</p>
<p>^ I’m struggling to come up with a realistic way two kids’ apps could be identical, except one had 2300 and the other 2400. When I see 800 800 800, of course it’s impressive. Either the kid is driven enough to make that perfection happen- or he’s inherently gifted at standardized tests. But the fact is, that’s zero guarantee the rest of the app will be impressive- or even good.</p>