<p>Hey, so I have two questions:</p>
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<li><p>Does Dartmouth consider the 1600 scale for SAT or only 2400?</p></li>
<li><p>With an ACT score of 32, I'm in the median/slightly above accepted ACT score at Dartmouth. When you're hovering around a college's median test scores, does it matter a lot if you don't have a higher score?</p></li>
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<p>Thank you very much, I appreciate all of your input!</p>
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<li><p>2400</p></li>
<li><p>Higher scores never hurt. If you’re what’s called a “hooked applicant,” someone who has a particular “hook” – e.g., recruited athlete, underrepresented minority, legacy, trust fund baby, to name a few – then a 32 is fine. If you’re an “unhooked applicant,” someone without a “hook,” higher scores never hurt. In fact, you’ll probably want a higher score if you don’t have a hook. However, a 32 definitely won’t keep you out, so definitely apply anyway!</p></li>
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<p>The median ACT score for admitted students is 33. 32 is probably the median for students that matriculate.
[Testing</a> Statistics](<a href=“http://www.dartmouth.edu/admissions/facts/test-stats.html]Testing”>http://www.dartmouth.edu/admissions/facts/test-stats.html)</p>
<p>@Stan, it’s mathematically impossible to have a median end in the decimal “.32”.</p>
<p>He probably intended for the first sentence to start “32” and the previous to end in 33.</p>
<p>All other things being equal, higher scores are better than lower. Retake in September if you can.</p>
<p>That wasn’t a decimal. “33” was the end of one sentence and “32” was the beginning of another.</p>
<p>they consider more of a 1600 scale, writing section counts but not very much to be honest. You can’t have a low reading score lets say.</p>