<p>I got a 700 on CR and 800 on the other two sections.</p>
<p>My dream school is MIT which has a CR range of 670-770 and an M range of 720-780.</p>
<p>Will the 700 for CR harm me in any way? Will it be looked at as a bad score even though it is within their range, though at the lower end? Will my 5 for the AP English Language exam compensate/make up for this lower CR score?</p>
<p>Thanks for any insights, comments, suggestions.</p>
<p>I doubt it. MIT really stresses the holistic review of the application. On a blog post, I think it was either Ben or Matt who stated that he glances at the scores to make sure you don’t have 500’s or something, and then moves on to the parts of the app that really reveal you as a person.</p>
<p>SAT scores don’t reflect who you are so don’t worry about it. I would focus more on the ECs and the essay. </p>
<p>Those SAT scores are fine, and take the SAT again, if you can or want to because MIT superscores.</p>
<p>Why would an average score for their college HURT you? If it didn’t hurt the other kids who got admitted, why would it count against you?</p>
<p>:p</p>
<p>Nope, a 700 is a great score. MIT’s policy is basically 700 == 800.</p>
<p>So, with that logic, a 2100 looked at the same as a 2400?</p>
<p>I don’t think so…</p>
<p>The data indicate there’s a difference:</p>
<p>[MIT</a> Admissions: Admissions Statistics](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/admissions_statistics/]MIT”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/admissions_statistics/)</p>
<p>And according to [url=<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/misc/miscellaneous/lies_damned_lies_and_statistic.shtml]this[/url”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/misc/miscellaneous/lies_damned_lies_and_statistic.shtml]this[/url</a>], the admit rate for perfect scores is around 50%, which is definitely higher than that of 2100s. That’s not to say that other factors don’t matter more, but scores can make a difference.</p>
<p>except for one thing… CORRELATION DOES NOT IMPLY CAUSATION. </p>
<p>Perhaps it is that more qualified applicants are more likely to get perfect scores, not vice versa.</p>