<p>what are the chances of getting into an ivy league school if I only get an aversge score?The chances are really low,almost zero,isn't it?</p>
<p>well, what people do mean “average” varies whole lot in individual level–personally I take “average” as 2200 or above; but if you mean 1800 or 2000, I’d say there is almost no chance unless you have extremely good EC and essay.</p>
<p>i am 1750 with EXTREMELY AMAZING EC and Good Essays ? i have a chance in Ivy ?</p>
<p>one got into Harvard with 1800’s in the SAT, i believe.
he was the 1st place in Chinese Math Olympiad… or something.
one out of 1.3 billion. Harvard? why not.</p>
<p>There is always a below average, yet those spots are reserved for those who victimize the hell out of themselves. For example someone with a 1700 SAT I bet can get into an Ivy, if both her/his parents died, was raped, and is now in a wheelchair due to a tragic accident. Comprende?</p>
<p>Here’s the real answer: ivy league schools look for very high SAT scores, and most admitted students have very high scores. For example, at Harvard, here are the middle 50% of SAT scores: SAT Critical Reading: 690 - 780, SAT Math: 690 - 790, SAT Writing: 690 - 780. They don’t give an aggregate, but roughly speaking, this means that 75% of Harvard freshmen had above 2070–it might even be more, because somebody with a 680 in math might have 800s in CR and reading.</p>
<p>But there are people in the bottom 25%. They still don’t have “average” scores, however, unless they are extremely unusual. There are some things that will cause highly selective schools to take students with lower scores–these are “hooks,” like being a recruited athlete, certain kinds of minorities, and some really unusal and impressive personal achievements. Really good essays won’t do it. Even for these hooks they will only go so low. At the Ivies, there is a formula that prevents them from going too low for athletes.</p>