<p>Quick question from a parent - has anybody gotten in with a 2100 SAT, 32 ACT ? Just want to know if I should encourage my D to apply. She'll have 6 APs, 3.95 unweighted GPA, HS does not rank - probably in top 10 %. Good ECs, minor leadership.</p>
<p>I just checked Naviance for our public high school and a few kids have gotten in with less than 2100 but I think they were recruited athletes. Most of the accepted kids have 2200 plus with very high GPA’s.</p>
<p>Only a couple of extreme outliers – most 2200s get kicked to the curb on the data we have. If she realizes it’s a mega reach and the understands the associated odds, feels she has something unique to offer and wants to give it a shot, why not?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t run to take the SAT again in the middle of senior year with the idea of boosting her chances, either, assuming her scores put her solidly in range at the rest of her list and she has targets/likelies she likes and you can afford.</p>
<p>S is there now with similar stats. He applied ED with good leadership and EC’s. His essay was heartwarming IMO, but his biggest asset was his teacher recs. We learned from them that S was a catalyst for involving others in the learning process and raised the overall class performance. He was also credited with tolerance for and appreciation of others from varying backgrounds and cultures.</p>
<p>Look through last year’s decisions thread (especially ED) and compare the SAT scores with the admissions outcome. </p>
<p>Be prepared to be surprised.</p>
<p>My roommate last term got in with an 1800, and he wasn’t an athlete.</p>
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<p>I think it is safe to assume that he isn’t an unhooked middle class white kid without an extraordinary story to tell or an extraordinary accomplishment, either.</p>
<p>Based on the facts, it sounds pretty unlikely.</p>
<p>There are over 50+ kids from my high school who have been accepted to Dartmouth with 2100-2200 over the last 4 years.</p>
<p>BartleDoo, didn’t you say that your HS sends something like 30% to Ivies, AWS, and the like? At regular schools things aren’t the same.</p>
<p>Without a hook, possible from an underrepresented state.</p>
<p>I’m not saying that the prestige of a high school isn’t an important factor, but if an individual is qualified enough, regardless of high school, he/she will be considered competitive in the admissions process.</p>