<p>jackson17, to be competitive at these very selective schools, unless you are an underrepresented minority, an athlete, or a related to a major donor (technically called a "hook"), you should compare your information (statistics) to the information available for admitted students to the school you desire. You can obtain this information by Googling "Common Data Set" for each school. More easily, but costing approx $16 for a subscription, you can go to usnews.com and sign up for the Premium On-line Edition of the Best Colleges Report. The information for admitted students is easily accessed there. The information for the SAT I that I list is from this. On the OLD SAT, the 25 to 75%ile range for Vassar (which you would obtain by adding your Math + CR on the new SAT) was
Verbal: 660 740
Math: 650 720
Combined: 1310 1460 </p>
<p>It is usually presumed that students who are admitted with scores at the low end of that range are those that have a "hook" (see above), so if you are NOT hooked, you would be most competitive with SAT I scores closer to the 75%ile. </p>
<p>With a combined SAT I of 1990, I'm guessing that your combined Math + CR is around 1330, right? This would put you around the 25%ile of admitted students, which is fairly low if you don't have one of the hooks noted above. Of course, SAT scores are NOT the only consideration for Vassar, but don't underestimate their importance as a screen. If you did not do any significant prep for the first take of the SAT I, then try following the "xiggi method" (search this on CC), and retake.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>