<p>Can a typical kid who has around a 2300 SAT score, decent ECs and decent recs count on getting into ONE of HYPS?</p>
<p>No</p>
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<p>typical kid... therein lies the problem.</p>
<p>Don't you have better things (like your Yale app) to do than to ask a question like this? The answer, of course, is yes, but not on those qualifications alone. btw, if that kid were "typical," the future of the world just looked a lot brighter. Oh, don't I have better things to do than to answer questions like this one? :)</p>
<p>Well sorrrrrrry. I guess I was just asking if the typical 2300 kid gets in to one of those schools. How often do 2300 kids not get into them, etc. And yeah, I do have lots of better things to do but CC's a bit addictive</p>
<p>I didn't. But I only applied to HP. The fact that I'm a Muggle hurt a little bit.. :(</p>
<p>Here's the deal: in the class of 2008, about 6,000 seniors got 2300 composite SAT I score on a single test. With superscoring, that number probably goes up to 9,000 (roughly the number of students who scored 22780 or higher on a single test.</p>
<p>At HYPS, there are about 6,000 freshmen enrolled every year. A cursory glance at their SAT score ranges will prove that a substantial number of them have SAT I scores below 2300 -- probably at least half.</p>
<p>So . . . 9,000 applicants, 3,000 places. They don't all apply, of course, but the ones who do don't all get into one.</p>
<p>No. Though, you do have a better chance at getting into at least one of them. Definitely don't bank on it, however.</p>
<p>A superscored low 23 is different than a first test high 23, but still the general idea is that there is no guarantee.</p>
<p>See </p>
<p>for a lengthy previous discussion of this issue.</p>
<p>Dear Cafelalo,
HYPS are definitely finicky and since almost all the kids applying are way above typical, they do have their pick of top candidates. I mean finicky, in that they are trying to build a student body mix, which may or not include you. They might want someone like you, but already have 136 of your type, so the prize goes to the gal from South Dakota, or perhaps the chap who did crew in high school, even if you are also well qualified. They just don't have enough spots to fill the need.
My son split the Ivies on his admits with 2A & 2R [and also was waitlisted at another Ivy, which he declined] which was a good showing given the competative nature of the game. But none of them were a given. He totally busted in every way to get accepted, scored well on SATs, extra Subject Tests [800s or near on every one], and APs, and wrote about 2 dozen essays. He also applied to other top schools, not Ivy, and did get accepted to all of them. Ironically the only surprise rejection he got was from a safety school that he was not able to visit. We got a chuckle out of that, but when you apply to highly selective schools, you have to also have safeties. There are no guarantees.<br>
Best of luck with all.</p>
<p>ps: Get to know your regional admission person. It will help if they recognize your name. Don't stalk them, just try to be memorable and stand out. Show your interest. It could be the deciding factor, when your file is sitting on the table with a dozen others, when they do their final cuts. Make them know why you want to attend their school, and wanted an 'Ivy' is just not reason enough. Know the schools and just give it your best effort. Again, best wishes.
oh, and Yale is not terribly warm and cuddly when using email. That's all I'll say about that ;)</p>