<p>Students get accepted with scores of 34, 35, and 36. They also get rejected with scores of 34, 35 and 36. In fact, I would venture to guess that MORE students are rejected with scores of 34, 35 and 36 than accepted. </p>
<p>You’re just not getting it – at the high end, test scores do not matter.</p>
<p>Harvard does not say whether they Super Score the SAT or ACT, but they do consider scores from previous administrations of the SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Tests. See: [Harvard</a> College Admissions § Applying: Frequently Asked Questions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/faq.html#7]Harvard”>http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/faq.html#7)</p>
<p>That said, here’s another quote: <a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/11/harvarddean-part2/[/url]”>http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/11/harvarddean-part2/</a></p>
<p>"Standardized tests are generally more predictive of academic success at selective colleges than at others, but you make an important point: it is abundantly clear that one size does not fit all when it comes to testing. Some colleges have found that standardized tests are not particularly helpful in predicting grades at their campuses and have de-emphasized tests or made them optional.</p>
<p>That said, our studies consistently demonstrate that standardized tests are helpful in predicting Harvard grades. Of course many other factors are important too, including high school grades, teacher and counselor recommendations, and intangible personal qualities that are reflected throughout the application.</p>
<p>We have found that the best predictors at Harvard are Advanced Placement tests and International Baccalaureate Exams, closely followed by the College Board subject tests. High school grades are next in predictive power, followed by the SAT and ACT. The writing tests of the SAT and ACT have predictive power similar to the subject tests.</p>
<p>With the SAT, small differences of 50 or 100 points or more have no significant effect on admissions decisions. Standardized tests are most useful to us in the decision-making process when they are extremely high or low—and even then many other factors come into play."</p>