<p>I was wondering if people know if the SAT average of "normal" (non-URM, non-legacy, etc) ED applicants is lower, the same, or higher as that of RD applicants. </p>
<p>Would a 2220 (800W, 720M, 700R) be an advantage, or result in a deferral?
I am considering retaking in October if it is a serious detriment.</p>
<p>2220 is fine – it will neither help nor hurt your application. Like most other admissions decisions, yours will rely more heavily on the other parts of your application, such as teacher recommendations and essays.</p>
<p>If you know you can do better – 2300+ – then re-take it. If you’re going to get a 2260, don’t bother.</p>
<p>To be honest, I don’t think that’s “fine” because of the 800 writing. If that 800 were in math or reading, it would be a fine score. Yet, I don’t think that your score will hold you back <em>too</em> much.</p>
<p>What would you guys say a score should be so that it doesn’t hurt an ED applicant? (I’m sitting on 750CR 670W and 640M and going to retake in Oct.)</p>
<p>Score as high as you can. If you’re going to aim for a concrete number, then let that number be 2400.</p>
<p>:/ That doesn’t help. I guess it’s a crapshoot regardless of what I score though.</p>
<p>A 6 starting any test score will “hurt” all applicants to highly selective schools. For example, the 25th percentiles for Dartmouth are 660/680/670 for CR, M & W, respectively. Yes, that means that 25% of matriculants earned those scores and lower, but that number could include a lot of hooked candidates – no way to know for sure.</p>