<p>according to an article in Alumni magazine. It's the highest in school history. </p>
<p>According to university president's speech in March, the SAT score of freshman accepted was 1463.</p>
<p>This is exactly why I think EDing here would be good. I need that boost, since my score out of 1600 isn't that great compared to the one out of 2400.<br>
Too bad they don't take writing into account... or do they see a really high writing score as good?</p>
<p>They obviously don't mind a really high score on any section.</p>
<p>Also I totally blew the average out of the water. Had to brag :P</p>
<p>HAhaha xD Mann, let's hope they can see past the numbers pour moi... </p>
<p>I probably sound incredibly stupid right now. "She doesn't have a 1460/1600???"
No, I don't. Grrr.</p>
<p>Yeah, but I also wonder how that compares to the national average, or at least other schools in our peer group. And how do they adjust the SAT for, hm, well maybe inflation isn't the right word, but kind of know what I mean? Or at least how do they make it comparable to the previous SAT? I've always wondered that. I'm sure they're still compiling data to figure that out, so who knows what that number really means.</p>
<p>juliusmonky,</p>
<p>The national average actually dropped a little partly because many people aren't used to the new format.</p>
<p>Although the national average dropped, it doesn't seem like the accepted student's averages are going down. They're actually going up, so I guess the national average doesn't say much.</p>
<p>Vastly more people are taking the test to begin with, there was self selection bias previously. Check the "Admissions" forum for like 1000 threads on the subject.</p>
<p>i saw the same article but it almost seems hard to believe. An increase of 20 points in one year? And it does say for Enrolled students as opposed to admitted students. Should be interesting......</p>
<p>heres the link to the article</p>
<p>google rocks!</p>
<p><a href="http://media.www.dailynorthwestern.com/media/storage/paper853/news/2007/09/24/Campus/2011-Leads.Nus.Classes-2987029.shtml%5B/url%5D">http://media.www.dailynorthwestern.com/media/storage/paper853/news/2007/09/24/Campus/2011-Leads.Nus.Classes-2987029.shtml</a> just confirmed the number. The admit rate was 27%, higher than what some of us predicted.</p>
<p>27% sounds pretty good. I had expected 24% or something. Yay... maybe ED will stay at 44% xD</p>
<p>What did the article mean about 15,000 starting the application for 2008? Is there anything you can submit before the Common App?</p>
<p>My understanding is with the CA the university can trap the fact that NU is listed as a recipient, even though the application itself is not yet complete/submitted.</p>
<p>oh, dear... I hope ED isn't like 3000 people or something ridiculous this year.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/newsCenter/?NewsID=358%5B/url%5D">http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/newsCenter/?NewsID=358</a><br>
This is unbelieveable, considering SESP often had the second lowest score in the past.</p>
<p>Ugh... so are they STILL the lowest? If so, boy am I screwed.</p>
<p>Definitely not. Theirs is higher than university average. The score can't be the lowest and above the overall average at the same time. ;)</p>
<p>I completely forgot what the university average was. I initially thought it might have been 1450... someone mentioned a 1450... was that for WCAS?</p>
<p>Probably should post again but I'm just too anxious. If you have a bad math score but you're in high classes, finished a math class earlier than most of your peers in the school, and tutor math does that help?</p>
<p>otherwise im screwed.</p>