<p>Ah ok, wasn't aware of that. I guess that means people from my school aren't too screwed then...huge percentage got deferred from Yale. Anyway, I don't think the people who commented on SAT scores were referring to your new scores. Often people read the first post and respond without reading subsequent posts. I think it's pretty clear your scores aren't a problem anymore. The verbal of your previous score though would have been a weak point.</p>
<p>You're welcome...the only thing I'd suggest though is to make sure you get an interview for Yale SCEA!!! I got one after the deadline and since I was deferred I didn't mind, but I do think that it could have meant the difference between getting accepted or deferred. But that's just me. Anyway, good luck and I'll be cheering for you next year wherever I am! ^_^</p>
<p>chocolateluvr88 - yeah, that makes sense.</p>
<p>Aretsuya - thanks for the advice!</p>
<p>Anyone else want to comment?</p>
<p>It's not that you're SATs are bad- they're just nothing special for the schools you're applying to. At MIT, we had two kids deferred ED who were much better candidates than you with much higher SAT scores (don't feel bad- they were just really incredible).</p>
<p>The SAT score is absolutely fine. There is a boatload of applicants that get rejected with HIGHER sat scores. Of course the better your score, the better your chances, but once you are in the 1500+ range, you have a good shot. A few extra points will not make or break a decision 95% of the time. Focus on other things!!!</p>
<p>BTW: These forums seem to be heavily SAT dominant. Many score above the 99th percentile on the SAT (above 1480), but, in terms of grades, a substantially less amount are in the top 1% of their class.</p>