<p>So, I took the SAT for the second time in October and scored a 2110 (690 reading, 750 math, 670 writing (61 MC, 11 E). I was planing of applying really to Stanford, but now, I'm not so sure. I could retake in december and I'm pretty sure I would do better, maybe 2150 to 2200, but not THAT much better. Is it worth taking the SATs for a third time?</p>
<p>Luckily my other stuff is pretty good:
770 Math II
790 USH
730 Bio
Like 5 5's and 2 4's
3.95 Unweighted/4.24 weighted
good EC's and **** that will definitely help get me in
I'm also half hispanic (mexican/spanish)</p>
<p>What do you guys think? Is my SAT score low enough to be really detrimental to my chance at admission?</p>
<p>Any SAT score over 2100 isn’t going to be bad. Showing the school something unique about yourself is what will get you in, not a 50 point increase on your SAT.</p>
<p>Good luck I got a 2100 this SAT which pretty much made my confidence plummet down the drain for Stanford REA lol. This thread made me feel a bit better. I really hope it’s not going to affect my chances too much.</p>
<p>it dosent totally disqualify you, but you should take it again and aim for 2200. It will put you at a disadvantage if you do not try again. =P I might be wrong haha</p>
<p>According to Collegeboard, the 25th/75th percentiles for Stanford are as follows:
CR: 660 - 760
M: 680 - 780
W: 670 - 760</p>
<p>That puts your reading at at least the 30th percentile, your math at around the 60th percentile, and your writing at the 25th percentile. That’s not bad considering that’s the only thing you have that isn’t spectacular. I would say retake the SAT in December if you can just to see if you did better. I improved my reading from a 670 to a 720 from June to October without much intensive studying, even though I thought I would never improve.</p>
<p>I definitely don’t think your SAT scores will get you rejected. People on this website have said that they have met people with test scores between 1700-2000 at Stanford and even themselves have gotten accepted with scores in that Range. Of course, many other details factor into this but it shows you that test scores aren’t everything.</p>
<p>Problem with this is that there are a disproportionately large number of amazing athletes who are admitted to Stanford with relatively low SAT scores. Meaning that these averages are deceptively low.</p>
<p>On the other hand, I would still agree with everyone else. They claim to look at ‘everything’</p>
<p>emeric11, don’t be scared away by CC’s super high achievers on these forums. Many CCers who do not have those stats just keep quiet down here. 2100 is not bad, you should at least try.</p>
<p>okay heres the basics. once youre in the range, then youre competing with a bunch of kids with similar scores as you. after they weed out the perfect scores and the abysmally low scores and gpa’s (not you) then they look at essays and recs. sat’s and gpa’s are normally only cited later if two applicants are so similar and they can only pick one, which really (i cant imagine) happens too often. youre in the range so just make sure youre essays are good</p>
<p>My son’s best friend is a Stanford freshman now. I heard he only got 2100ish, but he was super on EC and also a Valedictorian. Apparently Stanford didn’t just throw out his app because his relatively low SAT score last year.</p>
<p>You are a URM, you are fine. I am in a similar boat except I have a lower gpa, and my ACT score is lower than the equivalent of your SAT. My SATII’s are better though. URM means you have a very good chance. Just put lots and lots of emphasis on your EC’s and essays so they overshadow your weaker credentials, and I’m sure you will have a very good chance of being accepted.</p>
I got a 2100 this SAT which pretty much made my confidence plummet down the drain for Stanford REA lol. This thread made me feel a bit better. I really hope it’s not going to affect my chances too much.</p>