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<p>There is no proof that stats mean less after a certain point. Indeed, acceptance rates will continue to increase as SAT score increases. They would stagnate after a certain point if there was, in fact, a threshold. </p>
<p>Your sentiment reflects what adcoms say in public statements rather than what they practice.</p>
<p>glassesarechic:
I mean yeah, I can’t prove that this is true. Can anybody here prove any of their statements without being on Adcom? Why listen to anything posted anywhere on this site?</p>
<p>I would definitely argue that stats mean less after a certain point. A 2250 and a 2300 are both very good SAT scores, and the latter doesn’t reflect a large advantage over the former. In fact, as you near the higher end of the spectrum in SAT scores, each individual question is worth more (according to the practice and real tests I’ve taken, at least). The first missed question on a section might deduct 10 or 20 points from your score, while the tenth might not even lower your score at all (it might take 2 or 3 missed questions to drop 10 points). It’s just like getting a 93 vs. a 99 on a test. Despite the 6 point difference, both are A’s and mean the same in the end.</p>
<p>My sentiment does indeed reflect what Adcom says in public. I’ve never observed them in practice.</p>
<p>~Jimmy</p>
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