<p>Of course higher is better but will a 2350+ help you at all more at the Ivies or does a 2300-2340 suffice? At what point does the SAT not matter as much and they look more for your EC's/grades etc?</p>
<p>admissions officers are not dumb enough to be more amazed at a 2350 than a 2300. once you get past 2250, which is a high score, it really makes little difference, as it becomes evident that you certainly have potential for a perfect score.</p>
<p>go focus on other stuff right now.</p>
<p>750+740=1490+745=2235</p>
<p>That’s the average SAT score of the incoming class of Yale. That shows how standarized tests have little effect when it comes to great schools like the Ivies because they can pick and choose based on many other factors.</p>
<p>I agree, after you hit 2250+, it makes little difference.</p>
<p>The question that should really be asked is: if person A is 20 to 50 points higher than person B on (each one of) a whole battery of standardized tests, is that a meaningful difference? </p>
<p>Having that difference on one test could be just a matter of chance. With six or ten tests, less likely.</p>
<p>Perhaps, but rarely will admissions be able to evaluate 6 scores from each applicant. To the posters original question, I think there is a slight difference in acceptance rates, with scores of 2350+ being accepted at a slightly higher rate to some schools. I don’t know if this is causative or correlative.</p>
<p>When you hit 2200+ (top 1 percentile), it really ceases to matter. Your extracurriculars are FAR more important.</p>
<p>While I would say there is a meaningful difference between 2350 and 2200, it doesn’t really matter that much for admissions to top places.</p>
<p>If a college is deciding between two nearly identical candidates, very similar in GPA, ECs, essays, recs, etc., wouldn’t the difference between 2300 and 2350 become more significant? If all else is equal, what else would they have to base their decision on?</p>
<p>but see, the point is that no two applicants are ever gonna be exactly the same. and adcom is gonna see something different between the 2300 and the 2350 guy that pops out to him/her that leads to an admit, and its not gonna be a measly 50 point difference on the sat.</p>
<p>id say the objective things and even most subjective things (ecs, recs) will get you considered, but things like essays that really give you personality are of paramount importance.</p>
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<p>It’s impossible for two essays to be equal. Seriously. If it’s as close as you say, it’ll come down to gut feeling based on the essay.</p>
<p>Some things on the application will never be the same, unless there are twins interested in the same things and had the same ECs…and then one copied the other’s essay. As for the difference between 2300 and 2350, I think college admissions offices are smart enough to know that’s only a difference of a few questions. They should know that there are an infinite amount of factors that could have occurred to create that 50pt difference… But like I said it’s 50pts.</p>
<p>Big diff between 2060 and 2100?</p>
<p>i scored a 2270 in march, and it sounds pretty good, but that’s with a breakdown of:
790 critical reading
790 writing (12 essay)
690 math
is that 2270 still legit? or should i try and kick up my math a tiny bit (wouldn’t go up too much)? would there be any point or would they just think im more inclined in the social sciences?? i just feel like a 690 is close enough to a 700 that it;s not too big of a deal…idk just let me know</p>
<p>If you are 700+ in each section and 2250+ then it doesn’t matter. I have a 2250, but I got a 670 on the CR section. So with that I think there would be a difference because it isn’t at that 700 mark (although it is in the range of a 700). I don’t know, I wouldn’t retake after you get a 2250 unless you have a score significantly lower in one section (that is, under 700 or not in the score range of a 700).</p>
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<p>What does common sense tell you?</p>
<p>^ I believe I lost some of my sense after joining this forum. lol. </p>
<p>My friends tell me there is no big difference. I am hoping there isn’t.</p>
<p>Since you go to UCLA, can you tell me lol?</p>
<p>I want to go to Cal, UCLA, SD, and Davis.</p>