<p>...you have a SAT I score lower than 2300 (mine is 2240 to be exact), have subject tests in the 740-750 range, and not have an athletic/legacy/URM hook? I realize there is so much more such as ECs (which are on par with literally any other suitable candidate [leadership positions, sports, volunteer work, a passion in my hobby, etc.]) and Essays but from this base standpoint, is it possible?</p>
<p>bump 10char</p>
<p>Of course there’s still a chance with that SAT score…</p>
<p>You’re kidding, right? Lord, it’s not like every single non-legacy non-athlete non-URM has to have an SAT of over 2300 or they throw their application in the trash. First, the average SAT scores in the hooked pool are not that much lower that Harvard would need all non-hooked applicants to have scores that high in order to create a high average. Especially if you exclude the 10% most valuable athletes, who can be forgiven lower scores, the hooked SATs are usually not bad. (Squash and crew SATs, for example: very high.) Second, there’s no college in the world that trusts the SATs enough that the 100 point difference there will change a decision on its own.</p>
<p>*Especially if it’s spread out over three sections. If you’ve got 800 800 640 that might be a problem.</p>
<p>Much obliged everyone, I shall throw my hat into the ring. I’m just so disillusioned these days. Top 3 kids in my highly competence private school all with SAT I’s 2390 or higher and 800s on all subject tests got deferred from Yale. A runner who is barely qualified is going to Prrinceton, a football player once again not nearly as qualified is goin to Yale. And another kid is goin to Dartmouth for crew…I mean wth…</p>