<p>Specifically the acceptance rate part. I know that SAT scores are just one part of the application but I'm still curious.</p>
<p>I got an 800 in writing (28.1%) acceptance, 800 in math (16.7% acceptance) and 670 in reading (4.7% acceptance).<br>
Does that mean that people who applied in my range of reading scores were only accepted 4.7% of the time? But that doesn't really make sense because the reading section isn't independent, they still consider the other sections?</p>
<p>Or does it mean that the best shot of getting in (qualifier: again based solely on SAT scores) is to get above a 700 on every section even if its low to mid 700s.</p>
<p>Basically someone took the time to break out the stats of admitted vs rejected people based on that set of data points. But how they link together is another story – and not clear at all. Your 2270 SAT says you’re completely viable and within the range of typically accepted students. You certainly may be rejected, but it won’t because your SATs were deficient. Like Purple said, you’ve passed one hurdle, many more to go.</p>
<p>I would venture to guess that most people who get an 800 in Writing also get something very close to that in CR.(Your score distribution is odd, in my experience.) As you can see from looking at the stats, there seems to be some preference for 800s in CR over the more common 800 in M. </p>
<p>What does this mean for you? Well, your SATs are “good enough” to get in. Since they seem to prefer a stronger CR score, I’d assume they would be looking at the rest of your app to see how you stack up. If the rest of your app shows that you read and write at a high level, great. If you seem very one-sided, perhaps not so great, unless they decide that you are sufficiently special in that or some other area to make up for it. Who knows. It’s holistic. I agree with the previous posters: it is the rest of your application that will make or break you.</p>