<p>What do you think the ideal SAT scores would be?</p>
<p>ivies = safeties</p>
<p>what do you mean nailed by safeties. if you're talking about tufts syndrome, i don't think any school is going to reject you if you show interest and make it obvious you're not just using them as a safety. Ideal score? 1590, IMO.</p>
<p>The ideal score is 1600...get it out of your heads that a 1590 is better.</p>
<p>wow, that's some horrible logic right there. 1600 is higher than 1590 yet somehow some ppl say 1590 is a better score. WOW! THAT'S FUCT UP!</p>
<p>the average SAT score at that college is safest. then, SAT's will not hurt you at all</p>
<p>1590 is definitely much cooler.</p>
<p>why 1590 over 1600?</p>
<p>only those who are mentally retarded think a 1590 is better than a 1600.</p>
<p>it's because people always stereotype 1600 as being an arrogant, "perfect" child with no flaws, and everyone loves ******* being jealous</p>
<p>I think it's so funny when people say 1590 is better. Like amused said, there are those stereotypes about 1600s, as if people who score 1590 are any different.</p>
<p>Of course, since I got a 1590, I still like to say it is better than 1600.</p>
<p>This is funny. I actually MUCH rather have 1600, but I say 1590 because colleges enjoy bragging about the number of 1600s they reject. I would be happy, but If I got a 1590, I would feel I shouldn't have gotten a question wrong. I still tell people 1590 because it sounds cool. BUT OF COURSE A 1600! WHO DOESN'T ACUTALLY PREFER A PERFECT SCORE!?</p>
<p>I would say a 1590. If you get rejected from a university, you won't be one of those "reject 1600s," and...I would like knowing I'm fallible.</p>
<p>If you are rejected, you are a reject, reguardless of your SAT score. You shouldn't worry about people calling you a "1600 reject". Chances are they didn't score a perfect grade and they really shouldn't be talking.</p>
<p>slipstream asked a question that wasn't really answered, what does it mean to be "nailed by safeties"?</p>
<p><em>weird mental image of the University of Kansas crucifying me</em> yeah let's avoid that</p>
<p>Even with a 1590, you still had to get a perfect score on one of the sections. So shouldn't it be a 1580 then?</p>
<p>Wow, this discussion has gotten off way off topic. I think legendofmax was asking for a range of scores that would not be detrimental in applying to an ivy league school, and would not get you rejected by safety schools(Schools are know to reject overqualified students because they assume they are applying as a backup plan).</p>
<p>dude, the higher the score the better it is!</p>
<p>why wouldn't you want a big fat 1600 to taunt your friends and everyone else around you? you'd be the BIG FAT 1600 MAN in town.</p>
<p>thedude, this topic is really stupid anyways. there is no 1 "ideal" stat for everyone. that doesn't make sense.</p>
<p>In case many of you don't know, schools like MIT and Stanford and yes, the ivies use the AI Index for their initial screening of students, in which a formula is used including your SAT scores and GPA combined to get a number that determines wheather you will be initially rejected or move on to the next round. IF you truly think 10 points LESS on the formula will gain you an advantage, keep thinking that. THe last time I checked, a higher AI is assigned to HIGHER scores, not lower scores. This is a very quick method, since when 28,000 applications come in they can trim it down to 10,000 in a matter of days, saving time and money before March.</p>
<p>what is the AI index, or what is it close to, for example, to evade the initial rejection give us an example of the SAT scores/GPAs you would need</p>