<p>Admissions Confidential, the book written by the former Duke Admissions officer, clearly lays out the admissions process.</p>
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<p>1480 (old SAT scale) = a "5" on Testing, which is the maximum score for that section.</p>
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<p>In case you're curious, the other 5 are Recs, Essays, Academic Performance, Class Selection, & Extracurriculars.</p>
<p>Two different people rate you 1-5 on each section, therefore two scores out of 30 each.</p>
<p>You end up with a score out of 60 (when you add the two out of 30 together).</p>
<p>52 & up are automatically admitted. Less than 30 is automatic reject.
Anything in between goes to committee.</p>
<p>The auto-admit number is lower for URMs, athletes, and legacies.</p>
<p>If your SAT is >1480, SAT2's have virtually no effect.
They might play some role in committee, but overall it's your SAT I's that are much more important (unless you're applying to Engineering or something).</p>