ivy league level sat score?

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<p>My brother had a 2170 SAT (700 M) and got in everywhere he applied, including MIT, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Caltech, Cornell, and Stanford.</p>

<p>The SAT isnt everything.</p>

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<p>I’m guessing he was an URM…?</p>

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<p>whats urm?</p>

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<p>I think it’s: Underrepresented Minority</p>

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<p>2290 will NOT HURT YOU! Personally, I’d be happy with a 2100. I don’t know how you guys do it. What do you do to study exactly?</p>

<p>Don’t worry about the SAT any more, do subject tests.</p>

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<p>colleges don’t really give a crap about your SAT score if it’s above 2200. you work 4 long years for your GPA but you only study a short amount of time for the SAT. they’re more than understanding. and besides, it looks like you messed up most on writing, and many ivies see the writing section as flawed.</p>

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<p>I won’t argue with you about 2200+ being fine but the SAT does matter just as much as ones GPA. The SAT is STANDARDIZED meaning everyone is playing the test at the same level. GPA can be inflated whereas the SAT cannot. If someone has a 4.0 GPA with a decently rigorous courseload and applies to Harvard with 1800 SAT scores, obviously something is up.</p>

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<p><em>vigorously slaps forehead</em></p>

<p>Please view the graphs on page eight of the link below:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.infogoaround.org/CollegesChinese/RevealRanking.pdf[/url]”>http://www.infogoaround.org/CollegesChinese/RevealRanking.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I think many of us disagree with you there.</p>

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<p>Like sAxsKy said, GPA varies greatly from school to school, hence you need the SAT. At my high school, for instance, getting a 4.0 is quite easy (in fact, I think a couple of people do have near 4.0 GPA but only slightly over 1800 SAT), whereas at a more competitive high school I’m sure the school grading is lot tougher. It wouldn’t be fair to evalute GPAs between high schools equally without some sort of standardized test.</p>

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<p>Maybe that was true five years ago when the new SAT was first implemented, but I think currently, the writing section holds a high degree of legitimacy.</p>

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<p>“but what else do you do? perfect 5.0 is all you do study? if they wanted perfect no one would get in. do you have great community service? do you have EC’s that are great? do you belong to any service organizations? do you have a life outside of school? Ivys want to see that yes, you are smart BUT have room to grow and expand… if all you have going for you is a 5.0 and 2290, apply somewhere not having anything else going for you such as great GPA and balanced EC. CAN YOUR FAMILY AFFORD AN IVY SCHOOL? remember, Ivy’s do NOT give any scholarships. NOTHING for academics/sports. they give need based financial aide and thats it. 10/11 school year is rising up by 6% minimum so now for this privledge you are needing to budget $60k for your freshman year. IF you pay off all of your 4 years in advance, you are spared the increase and only pay the $240k. while an Ivy education is highly desirable, there are other schools that are just as fantastic without the high price tag. Remember, they are looking for someone well rounded not academically heavy. I wish you all the luck!”</p>

<p>You do realize that although it’s true that Ivy league schools do not give merit based aid, they have some of the most generous financial aid programs in the country? At Harvard, for example, 70% of the students receive financial aid</p>

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<p>^and supposedly almost full tuition grants if your family’s income is less than $75,000…</p>

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<p>Just curious, but can you provide a source? Becauase when I look at colleges’ websites, there’s clearly a higher acceptance rate with those applicants with 2300+ as opposed to 2200-2300. Also, where did you find the section that many Ivies see the writing section as flawed? I could only find a handful of universities that actually said they thought the writing section was flawed (MIT, which isn’t an ivy for instance).</p>

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<p>Where do you see the acceptance rates for certain SAT score ranges, DMOC?</p>

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<p>What would an international student need to have a solid shot an Ivy? I am Canadian btw. is 2200 realistically too low? Or should I be shooting for 2300? I have ~2100 right now.</p>

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<p>Links to acceptance rate data:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/aca/2008DeansNewsletter.pdf[/url]”>http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/aca/2008DeansNewsletter.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>[Princeton</a> University | Admission Statistics](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/admission_statistics/]Princeton”>http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/admission_statistics/)</p>

<p>[Brown</a> Admission: Facts & Figures](<a href=“Undergraduate Admission | Brown University”>Undergraduate Admission | Brown University)</p>

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<p>Acceptance rate data for HYPSM.</p>

<p>These numbers are taken from the CC Stats Profiles. Only students in top 5% of their class are considered. The chart shows the percent accepted in the applicable SAT score range and the number who applied in that range.</p>

<p>Pardon the formatting, if your eyes hurt too much just take a look at the total at the end.</p>

<p>School 2200-2290 2300-2340 2350-2400 2400</p>

<p>Harvard 32% 25% 60% 63%
Applied 37 36 40 16</p>

<p>Yale 45% 35% 63% 72%
Applied 44 48 41 18</p>

<p>Princeton 40% 44% 63% 67%
Applied 30 43 41 12</p>

<p>Stanford 26% 26% 44% 62%
Applied 43 42 36 13</p>

<p>MIT 39% 36% 57% 78%
Applied 31 22 28 9</p>

<p>Total 36% 34% 58% 68%
Applied 185 191 186 68</p>

<p>What this shows is for the total line 185 students had SAT scores from 2200-2290 and they were accepted at a 36% rate. Contrast this with the 68 students that had a 2400. They were accepted at a 68% rate.</p>

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<p>There were only 185 students in the 2200-2290 range…? I find this incredibly hard to believe.</p>

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<p>olleger,</p>

<p>Perhaps I did not make myself clear. There are 185 records in the CC Stats Profiles database where the student scored 2200-2290, was in the top 5% of their class, and applied to at least one of HYPSM. This does not include any class of 2014 data.</p>

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<p>^ apologies</p>

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<p>Dude: A 2290 is solid. Remember a 2400 will not guaruntee admission. Start working on those essays or go to the movies with that certain friend you are always glancing at in class. (LIFE’S TOO SHORT!)</p>