<p>Hey guys!
I was wondering if it was possible to have a good chance of getting into an ivy league with a sat score of 2150. I expect my high school grades to be perfect and my extra-curriculars aren't bad. I am part of the International Youth Conference Committee ,part of the Student Council and also the head of a book club. I have done research projects in reputed institutes like the Indian Institute of Technology.( Mainly Material Sciences and Astro Physics). Please post a reply ASAP!!</p>
<p>Some facts to remember:</p>
<p>The Ivy League is a very diverse group of 8 distinguished universities, each with a distinct “personality”, differing academic focuses, and various standards of selectivity (though all are challenging to get into).</p>
<p>Due to the high number of academically qualified applicants in recent years, admittance into these top colleges (and other American peer institutions, such as Stanford and MIT) is often dictated by the quality of an applicant’s extracurriculars, recommendations, and essays, as long as the student is deemed to be capable of succeeding at the university. A student with a 2150 SAT but a thriving small business may well be favored over a student with a 2350 SAT but no major extracurricular accomplishments. URM (under-represented minority, i.e. Hispanic, African-American, or Native American) status and economic background also come into play in admissions, but I don’t think those will boost your chances considering your status as an Indian international applicant (I presume).</p>
<p>All of that in mind, your SAT score is a bit low for the most selective schools in the League (Harvard, Princeton, and Yale) and isn’t ideal for the mid-tier schools (Columbia and UPenn), but is competitive for the lower-tier Ivies (Brown, Cornell, and Dartmouth). Consider taking the SAT again to boost your score to ~2300, a competitive score for the top Ivies (as well as non-Ivy peers MIT and Stanford). A score of ~2250 would be competitive for UPenn and Columbia (as well as non-Ivy peers University of Chicago and Duke). Remember that all of the Ivy League universities “superscore” the SAT, taking your best subscores from all sittings and putting them together into one ideal composite score.</p>
<p>However, the fact that you have researched within an IIT seems very impressive to me; those schools are of the same caliber as MIT, Stanford, and the most selective Ivies. This EC may well compensate fully for your lower SAT score and give you strong chances at all of the Ivies, depending on the specifics of your work and the admissions counselors’ opinion.</p>
<p>Overall, I would say that you have a good chance (as good as any other well-qualified applicant) of getting into a top American university, as long as you have good recommendations and essays and maintain top grades. Just consider retaking the SAT and remember that Ivy League admissions are like a lottery; plenty of excellent applicants are rejected. Consider applying to other good American schools like Rice or Vanderbilt, which look like solid “match” schools based on the information you provided.</p>
<p>Most (if not all) Ivies will want to see all your SAT scores. I think Ivies expect a good student to get a better score on retest and not be that impressed by it. The down side is that it’s hard to improve a 2150. My opinion: a 2150 by itself will not get you rejected. Consider that your time might be better spent on completing EC’s, crafting a superb essay and garnering enthusiastic recommendations. GL and apply away.</p>
<p>only Penn and Cornell require all scores… for the rest you can use score choice and they can never find out how many times you took it</p>
<p>As for your chances, you may want to retake the SAT to raise to at least a 2250 (and at least 700 in each section), which is what many people will have.</p>
<p>OP please judge for yourself.</p>
<p>Version 1. schools, requires scores across test dates not just individual scores. Also I suspect the CB sends in all the scores, regardless. Also notice that under version 1. It states the university will consider the highest test score, and not the University will use the highest test scores. </p>
<p><a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat-score-use-practices-list.pdf[/url]”>http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat-score-use-practices-list.pdf</a></p>