Do "decent" SAT scores kill an applicant's chances?

[Jersey13]

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Of course, but I wouldn’t take a 3.6/2300 over a 4.0/2200. SAT isn’t everything. Keep in mind that many adcoms do know the schools in their region, so they’ll know when a 4.0 is tough to pull off. Of course, they won’t know them all, but they’ll know the big names.

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<p>And GPA isn’t everything. Keep in mind that the adcom would know BOTH schools, so it’s quite possible that adcoms would realize the 3.6/2300 comes from a much tougher school, while the 4.0/2200 is simply an average student at a sub-par school.</p>