Impact of low CR score on otherwise strong candidate

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<p>Hi all,</p>

<p>Looking for some feedback here on how a low CR score may impact my daughter's chances at admission to her target schools. </p>

<p>My daughter is a Junior and has aspirations to attend a highly comp college (current list below). She is a strong student (top private high school, tough curriculum, tough schedule (2 AP's, 3 Honors), straight A's last yr and so far this yr, academic award winner). She is a varsity swimmer, yearbook editor and a community service leader. She scored a 750 on her SATII for Math 1 last year. She would like to study one of the following: Math/Statistics or Op Research/Industrial Engineering. </p>

<p>But...her CR score on last year's PSAT was 540.</p>

<p>We are exploring the ACT and are getting her some tutoring which should help some. Still, it's hard to imagine this will change her CR score that dramatically.</p>

<p>Her target schools are:</p>

<p>Stretch: Stanford, Penn</p>

<p>Target: UVA, Northwestern, Rice, Cornell, Lehigh</p>

<p>Safety: Syracuse, Michigan, Georgia Tech</p>

<p>Will Ad Comm's see the broader picture, or is this one standardized test score likely to torpedo her chances at her target schools? Does she need to lower her sights? Thanks, in advance.</p>

<p>-- M</p>

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<p>My CR SAT score went from a 520 to a ~650. So, it is possible for her score to go up. She is only a junior right now, she still has the rest of the year and the summer to bring it up. No worries.</p>