How important is SAT for admissions?

[pranjal]

<p>Well surely the SATs aren't the sole decisive factor</p>

<p>THIS ONLY means that you should write the SAT to your potential (don't bother abt what ur potential is...if the adcoms feel you can benefit from the MIT miliue they'll send out an Acceptance letter or else they'll push you to explore the arenas of other institutions that might be a potent match for you) Take the SATs as only a part of the application and not the "application packet"</p>

<p>May be i've only been able to express my self in platitude but hope it eases some tesn</p>

<p>Also plz don't let this talk imply that the SAT isn't important... it is important and you should give it the attention it deserves but don't overvalue it</p>

<p>Hope you give the SAT your best shot( obviously u should give everything ur best shot)</p>

[afan]

<p>The problem is this does not account for covariance among the measures of academic preparation. </p>

<p>One could interpret the data as saying that the chances for admission are about double for those with Sat M 750-800 vs those 650-700. But this ignores that the 750+ group probably has higher grades and other test scores. </p>

<p>So, for a given set of grades and other test scores, would moving SAT M from the 650-700 range to the 750-800 range double the odds of admission? Probably not. </p>

<p>How much difference, if any, would it make? Only the MIT admissions staff would know, if they even think of it that way.</p>

<p>More interesting is that a score of 730 SAT M, puts one in the bottom quartile of admitted students, as does a SAT II M of 740.</p>