<p>I go to a public highschool, and the average SAT score every year is veery low; around 1000 i think.
I took the SAT twice and got a 2100 the 2nd time. This makes me look like a genius at my school though it is still nothing compared to the average CCer's score.
Do colleges compare your score to your school's average score?</p>
<p>They may use the average SAT score to provide context to your class ranking, but I don’t see any reason to use it for more than that.</p>
<p>^ What if I live in the south and I am basically the only one who took the test? Do they just take it stand-alone? Or will they look at the ACT and go to a conversion chart?</p>
<p>Almost every school in the country (and certainly every top school) takes the SAT and the ACT. If you send both, they will convert the scores and consider only the higher one.</p>
<p>^ Well, it’s a bit different for me. I scored a 35 on the ACT w/o writing, so would they even consider this? I essentially just got the equivalent score on the SAT, so should I only send the SAT?</p>
<p>Ok, i was trying to get my hopes up, but guess not.</p>
<p>I say to myself I will study some time in the summer to increase my scores, but with community service committments, AP summer packets, and 3 week program, I probably won’t.
Am I doomed forever with this score?
In terms of prestigious schools?</p>
<p>Most schools require that the ACT with Writing be taken, so your score will likely not be considered at those schools. What was your SAT score, if I may ask?</p>
<p>just send both</p>
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<p>2100 will certainly not render you unacceptable at any school, even top ones. It is, however, subpar for unhooked applicants and makes your admittance quite unlikely unless the rest of your application is very compelling.</p>
<p>ACT: 35 (Science: 36, Math: 35, English: 35, Reading: 32)</p>
<p>SAT: 2330 (Math: 800, Writing: 780, CR: 750)</p>
<p>Yes, according to [url=<a href=“http://www.act.org/aap/concordance/estimate.html]this[/url”>http://www.act.org/aap/concordance/estimate.html]this[/url</a>], they convert perfectly. If a school requires ACT with Writing, send just the SAT. If, however, they do not require the Writing portion of the ACT, send both.</p>
<p>In general, colleges will receive a copy of your school’s profile along with the transcript and counselor’s recommendation. The profile will include average SATs, GPAs, and other information that will help admissions officers know what sort of school you come from. Colleges also sometimes maintain their own historical files for schools. They absolutely do consider what sort of school you came from - a 2100 from a poor school will carry much more weight than a 2100 from an elite boarding school or highly rated public high school.
2100 is certainly within the acceptable range for the most elite schools - 25% of the admitted freshman for this fall at Yale scored below this mark. And, it would be a very good score for many colleges that are excellent but slightly less well known and in some cases merely geographically less desirable.</p>
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<p>Yes, but it is reasonable to assume that the majority of such admittees are hooked.</p>
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<p>I have heard two admissions officers say the exact opposite in response to a direct inquiry about this. School context is certainly considered with respect to grades, ECs, and curriculum; but there is no reason that it should affect how a standardized test score is considered. And this is exactly what the admissions officers said.</p>
<p>^A lower-rated education would result in lower SAT scores. If a person can rise above the norm for that specific education, I think it’s safe to say it’s probably he/she’d have done the same if the education was higher anyway.
For example, a person who gets a 2100 when the average of his school is 1300 probably would’ve gotten a 2300-2400 if the school average was more around 1800. (Random numbers just to give an example.), seeing as in that case the education would’ve been better.
The SAT scores can be used to directly compare any two students’ qualifications no matter the context, true, but if you’re looking for a student who’s remarkable, you have to take it into context. Not every 2400er got it merely as a result of him/her being a prodigy (no offence meant to you silverturtle 
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<p>what more specificall do you mean by hooked? being a urm? or something?</p>
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<p>Typical hooks include being a member of an under-represented minority group, being a legacy applicant (though this is not quite as influential at most schools), being a developmental admit, and being a recruited athlete.</p>
<p>Please tell my why being an URM is a hook?</p>
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<p>Colleges attempt to diversify their student bodies by building a student body that is somewhat representative of the makeup of the United States. If completely race-blind admissions were employed, Hispanic and African-American applicants would appear in the student bodies of top schools in disproportionately low numbers. Through Affirmative Action, attempts are made to keep that from happening.</p>