Can I get into these universities with a 1900 on Sat/27 on ACT?

Applying to College
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<p>Is a 1900 on the SAT/ 27 on the ACT too low for universities such as USC, NYU, Boston College?</p>

<p>Math: 580
Writing: 680
Reading: 640
Overall: 1900</p>

<p>Reading: 26
Math: 26
English: 26
Science: 31
Overall: 27</p>

<p>I know there is so much more that goes into an application than just scores but relatively speaking, are these scores just too low to have any chance at these schools?
If so, which schools would you recommend?</p>

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<p>You SAT scores are right at the 25th percentile for those schools, so getting in is going to be hard. If you had a 2000 SAT, you would be in a much more preferable situation. 1900 isn’t going to kill your chances (people got in with worse stats), but it is going to hinder them. You should consider your choices to be reaches- but you should still apply to them, if you can.</p>

<p>I would recommend some schools for you, but you didn’t say want you want to major in or what you are looking for in a school. By the way, send the SAT score and not the ACT; 1900 is comparable to a 28/29 on the ACT, so it is somewhat better.</p>

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<p>Yes I understand what you are saying, thanks! I plan on double majoring in Chemistry and Spanish so most colleges have those subject areas.</p>

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<p>Are college board SAT averages incorrect because for those colleges it says my writing and reading are in the 50% range?</p>

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<p>I think Cardgames is giving you a more precise reading of the same information.</p>

<p>Although the College Board web site does call these ranges the “middle 50%,” they really are the figures for the lower and upper quartiles. That is, the lower number is the 25th percentile score of students in the entering class, and the higher number is the 75th percentile score of students in the entering class. Your scores are around those lower numbers–actually, your math score is lower than the lower quartile for BC, NYU and USC–meaning they’re around the 25th percentile for newly enrolled first-year students.</p>

<p>That probably does mean that these universities are at least something of a stretch for you. It doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s a a waste of time and money to apply, but it does mean that you need to keep looking for matches and safeties to add to your list.</p>