<p>Right, but what’s important is that you meet this supposed “range.” Even though Penn isn’t definitively the most selective Ivy, it’s increasingly getting more competitive each year and I don’t think a 2100 cuts it. (as I’ve stated 2200/2250+ is a much stronger bet). I don’t think Penn releases admissions by breakdown, but I know Princeton has ~22% acceptance rate for 2300+ and only ~9% for 2100-2290. It goes down to about 4% for 1900-2090. And this is including all the legacies, athletes, minorities, and other hooked applicants, so really the admit rates are a lot lower, especially in the latter two categories. Scores won’t get you in, and I agree with you that applicants merely need to meet a certain “standard” for SATs, but I strongly doubt Penn’s standards are that low for unhooked applicants.</p>