<p>I know for any ivy it's important to get a very good SAT score. At what point do the admissions officers say "yeah yeah that score is good enough"?</p>
<p>In other words if you an excellent gpa and ec.s, is tehre a huige difference between a 2100 and a 2250 or above? If you are set with ur gpa and ecs, and get around a 2100 on ur first real SAt, do you think its necessary to retake or something to get into a good ivy?</p>
<p>What do you mean my "good ivy"? I'd say ANY ivy is pretty good.</p>
<p>i would say 750~800 on any section is considered superb. so about 2200~2400 would be the range to shoot for if you want the ivies</p>
<p>sorry 1st person who commented i do believe i meant good school or ivy</p>
<p>I know 750+ on each section for at least a 2250 would be ideal, but how would my scores be viewed? I have a 790 CR and W, but a 710 M for a 2290 total. Would the 710 M hurt me greatly? I got a 790 on Math IIC and a 5 on the AP Calc BC exam, so would that help offset the SAT I score? I don't want to take the SAT again because I've already taken it twice (the first time I got a 700 M).</p>
<p>From what I hear, anything above 700 will not hurt you. Having scores above 750 will help you, but having them between 700-750 will not hurt or help. Of course, with scores from 700-750, your GPA and EC's may have to be a tiny bit better than someone with scores from 750-800. Keep in mind, however, that at most good schools these days they're really picking people to create a good class, and a lot of times they don't always want all 750-800 students. There are people who get into top schools with less than 700 on each section. Basically, it's a totally crapshoot for the top schools, but in general, scores above 700 put you in safer territory, and above 750 put your in the safest. Of course, this is all speculation, I am no admissions officer.</p>
<p>if you miss 0 on the writing section but mess up on the essay (8 or 9)... does anypne know what score one would get in that section? just a ballpark estimate...</p>
<p>^probably 730-750</p>
<p>oksannadog, you would get an 800. I know someone who did just that--she missed 0 writing questions but got a 9 on the essay. She got an 800. I also know someone who got an 11 on the essay and missed 1 writing question--also an 800.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/newsat/chapter5section4.rhtml%5B/url%5D">http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/newsat/chapter5section4.rhtml</a>
This seems to be a good website. I would take their formulas with a grain of salt, though, especially the thing about the "mystery number." But the general advice is good.</p>
<p>Really is that still an 800? that's nice to hear</p>
<p>It depends on the test administration. Some you could get 800, some as low as 740ish.</p>
<p>I would say around 2200 or above with each section having 700 + is enough. Above that would be like beating a dead horse. I believe this cutoff applies for ivies as well.</p>
<p>The curve is definitely more sensitive on Math than on Critical Reading sections. I got a 750 on CR and got 3 or 4 wrong, plus left one blank. On Math I left 1 blank, answered 2 write-in ?s incorrectly (which does not count against you), and answered the rest of the questions correctly. I had no incorrect MC answers. My score: 720</p>
<p>The MIT ppl say that anything over a 700 is "competitive" and anything over a 750, they don't look at any differently meaning a 750 is viewed the same as an 800. If you get over a 700 on any subject tests, they tell you not to waste your time retaking it and to focuse your efforts on something else.</p>
<p>2180 is probably all you need, except for HYPS which is 2250, assuming non URM/ BWRK</p>
<p>2180 is FINE for HYPSM. I know several Asians who got into HYPSM with SAT scores below 2200. I know one who got in with one in the 1900s. And no, neither did anything crazy like win Intel.
Don't worry too much.</p>
<p>It depends on the school. Most colleges assign a numerical value to the SAT scores and other aspects of the appication (grades, difficulty of the curriculum, teachers & counselor recs, ECs, etc) . Each have their own cut off for the categories. I believe there was a book out where a former Duke adcom gave some info in that area, but don't remember the figure she gave which was in the context of IF an applicant can get so many points on other parts of the application, if the SAT score is at least __, it is an auto admit. It doesn't matter what that threshhole is, since it does change from year to year, and each school has its own formula. I CAN tell you that the reason kids with a 1600 can get rejected is that most schools do have a range, and the entire app is not examined for a decison most of the time. The vital info is put on the file and a range for the top category could be 1520-1600, for example. S in thatcase, a1600 and a1520 are viewed as identical in the test score category. There are ranges for the other SAT scores as well.</p>