<p>Dartmouth is not a scorewhore.
No top school only accepts students with the highest scores. Most have a rough idea of a baseline score which will get you through the first stage of screening and only after you get past that will your application be actually considered (bar exceptional circumstances/students).
After that, scores don’t really matter they base your admission on all the other factors. scores are just used to help you put one foot through door.</p>
<p>but yeah a 1740 probably won’t cut it. You should aim for the median 50% SAT scores for any college you apply to (ideally above them). Here’s dartmouth’s median scores</p>
<p>SAT Critical Reading: 660 - 770
SAT Math: 670 - 780
SAT Writing: 660 - 770</p>
<p>So ideally aiming for 1990-2320.</p>