<p>The point isn't that they shouldn't listen to others. If someone comes in here with a 2070, it can certainly be useful for them to hear, "That's a good score. You might consider taking it again. Most successful Harvard admits are over 2200." Or, something like, "That scores a little low for the schools you're looking at. Try to raise it. If you don't improve that much, really focus on your essays. Let your application express how passionate you are, not that you just want to go to a good school, or that you were just a good student." It is NOT useful when people get replies like, "2150 isn't competitive" or "Reject." My point has more to do with people differentiating useful advice from bad advice.</p>