<p>For any Ivy, including Harvard, if you are black or Hispanic a 2100+ is fine; if you are white or Asian a 2250+ is fine. Seriously. Harvard would like to see 700+ on all three sections. Beyond those scores, they are looking for MUCH more in the areas of class rank, personal qualities, extracurriculars, and "hooks."</p>
<p>Don't obsess over SAT scores, even for Harvard. Beyond a certain point (2250 roughly), they just don't matter that much.</p>
<p>For what it's worth from our big suburban high school only one person was accepted to Harvard with a score less than 2220 (and it was A LOT less). About half of the over 2220 group was accepted, they all had stellar GPAs and presumably great ECs as well. A handful were waitlisted with scores from 2150 on up. Yale there's not really enough data - one acceptance - score is 2370. I don't know why, but historically Harvard likes our school best of HYP.</p>
<p>I got a 2050+ score, but i feel proud of it. How much Ivy damage is that? :)</p>
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<p>Not true in the least bit. Common CC misconception.</p>
<p>Every little bit helps, no matter where you are on the spectrum. Generally...</p>
<p>2000-2100 neither here nor there
2100-2200 rejected at HYP, accepted one or two other Ivies
2200-2300 accepted at one of HYP and threeish other Ivies
2300-2400 accepted at two-three HYP and most other Ivies</p>
<p>Get actual facts. Many of the posts above are full of speculation, wishful thinking, and error. If it's available, look at the Naviance scattergrams for your high school. Look at the data provided by the schools.</p>
<p>A guy in my HS last year got a perfect score of 2400 and also was URM but got deferred at YALE! also he got into Duke with only $3000 merit financial aid.... however he got into Darmouth, Vanderbilt,Rice,UM and UF with huge aid packages. There isn't a perfect score to get into ivies. It depends of the individual and of what kind of admission officers look at your app.</p>
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<p>That's freaking crazy. A girl at my HS last year, URM, got into Harvard, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Williams, AND Amherst. . . with an 1870.</p>
<p>excuse me for not knowing the acronyms around here, but what does URM stand for?</p>
<p>I'd say above 2,000 judging from people I know. A friend of mine last year got into Brown and Harvard (attending harvard now) with a 2050. Another person I know got denied at both with a score of 22xx.</p>
<p>^really? was your friend a minority or did he have a solid application?</p>
<p>He was from Bangladesh...not sure if that counts as a minority. Just a half year of sports I believe. His app simply showed commitment to his passion: debate, with various awards and participation thru out highschool.</p>
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<p>The abbreviation "URM" stands for "underrepresented minority." Much more information can be found in the FAQ thread: </p>
<p>STOP, please STOP looking at the total score. What top colleges are looking at are the individual subscores. That is why they superscore! </p>
<p>A score of 650+800+800=2250 is very different from 750+750+750=2250. </p>
<p>The former student would do well to retake the test, the latter is wasting time and money.</p>
<p>And yes, the writing subscore is equally important at the top schools.</p>
<p>Also for the super-selective schools, your SAT score can only hold you back if it is too low. A very high score will not impress anyone. If all you have to show for yourself is a really high SAT score then you should be looking at less selective schools.</p>
<p>A lot of seniors at my school last year had 2100, 2200, 2300, but most got rejected from many Ivies. I mean, they got into Cornell and such (the valedictorian actually got accepted into all the Ivies), but SAT scores don't define your admission status.</p>
<p>URM is underrepresented minority. Typically it refers to African-American, Hispanic, or Native American, and it is considered in college admissions.</p>
<p>uhhh yeah these scores are way too high
valedictorian at my school this year got into ivy leagues cornell etc with 2000 something…she was not a urm either</p>
<p>well i’m not complaining because i got a 2290 woot!</p>
<p>vicariousparent, when you say “your SAT score can only hold you back if it is too low”, how low is “too low”?</p>
<p>If your SAT is in the bottom 25% of admitted students at the school, then it is probably a drag on your application. If it’s in the top 25% of admitted students, it won’t be the factor that keeps you out if you are rejected.</p>
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<p>How is that mathematically possible?</p>
<p>690 + 800 -> 1490?</p>
<p>^ He meant CR + M > 1500</p>
<p>So something like 750 M 760 CR 690 W</p>