<p>I’ve heard of many information that Amherst tend to recruit students with high SAT and Dartmouth would like to consider a student sythetically.But the statistic numbers on Princeton Reviews indicates that Dart’s sat is higher than Amherst meanwhile Amherst students’ ranking are lower than dart in general.</p>
<p>so could anybody tells me which college judges a person as a whole instead of focus on merely one or two sides ?</p>
<p>Dartmouth is more numbers driven.</p>
<p>Amherst has been trying to create a more socioeconomically diverse class so the emphasis on SATs are dropping a little.</p>
<p>Emphasis dropping VERY little, however still numbers driven at Amherst, but probably less than at Dartmouth…Amherst would like to create a diverse student body, hence a lucky percentile will fall into this category, URM, unique EC’s, with lower SAT in order to fulfill this goal…but very few…</p>
<p>Thanks.by the way I’m a international student.
Do an international student with a low than 2100 sat1 hold a chance?(maybe above 2100 but it’s a little challenge to get a score higher than 2250~~~sad)</p>
<p>How about Swarthmore?</p>
<p>I wish I could enter in a college that strongly emphasis on it’s students’ resposibity to society and encourage a philosophy thinking because i may choose philosophy/classic as my major.i’m curious about whether Amherst is a good fit ,for somehow i’ve heard of the apathy towards politic of Amerstrian.</p>
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<p>I am so tired of people generalizing. Not every black or hispanic student, or tuba player has “lower” SAT’s.</p>
<p>Lucky??? No, deserving.</p>
<p>Er… 2100? If you mean 600 CR, 800 Math, 700 Writing, then, perhaps.</p>
<p>I know plenty of internationals who broke 2300. Since the international pool is exceedingly competitive, you must score as high as you can. You need two SAT Subject Tests as well.</p>
<p>Most top colleges and universities encourage “living lives of consequence,” what Amherst calls it.</p>
<p>“Lord Jeffs”–that’s what Amherst students are called–are not “apathetic” toward politics. Bleeding-heart liberalism and apathy are two very different things. A stubborn adherence toward one hard-headed ideology, not utter indifference.</p>
<p>However, this is the prevailing political mentality that you’ll confront at most colleges this day and age.</p>
<p>“Synthetic” is a kind of fabric: you mean “holistic.” And, of the two schools, Amherst reviews its applicants more holistically. Amherst students are not “ranked lower” than Dartmouth students. You’ll have to explain what you mean by that, “ranking students,” and by what metric you’re comparing them.</p>
<p>Luck is the intersection of preparation and opportunity.</p>
<p>(My new favorite quote.)</p>
<p>Not luck! Congratulations to all who are accepted regardless of the reason why. Everyone accepted is deserving, capable, accomplished, and hardworking. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have been accepted.</p>
<p>Also, the reward for doing exceptional work is…more work.</p>
<p>"Not every black or hispanic student, or tuba player has “lower” SAT’s.</p>
<p>Lucky??? No, deserving."</p>
<p>Well, if one were to compare the scores of Black Americans and Americans of Mexican or Puerto Rican descent with the scores of “White” Americans, the generalization isn’t unfounded. It only becomes hurtful if one assumes that the SAT is an actual and accurate measure of a human being’s intelligence–I do not.</p>
<p><a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat_percentile_ranks_2008_cr_m_w_gender_ethnic_groups.pdf[/url]”>Higher Education Professionals | College Board;
<p>I wouldn’t say that admissions committees choose students who are “deserving.” Rather, the emphasis has shifted to choosing students who demonstrate the most potential, students who would make the best use of what Amherst has to offer, contribute most to the Amherst community, and become successful members of society.</p>
<p>KWU, the point is, does the difference MATTER. Black students at Amherst have the second highest graduation rate of elite colleges (second to Harvard). Last year it was 95%. I look at the outcome. Amherst knows what it’s doing with the students they accept. Thank God, they aren’t driven simply by number. Look at Sonia Sotomayor. She had SAT scores lower than many of her fellow counterparts but graduated with high honors and the rest is history. I’m a college professor and I can assure you that high test scores don’t result in the best type of student. That’s why grades, essays and for me, personal interviews are great factors. I agree with GA2012MOM, get rid of the stereotypes. Kids of color always have to deal with these sentiments. I’ve heard Michelle Obama talk about this very topic.</p>