<p>I took the SAT's today as a practice and scored between 2280 and 2310. I got 790 on Critical Reading, 720 in Math, and 600 on Writing(They haven't scored my essay yet). I'm currently a Freshman, and honestly have NO IDEA what a good score would theoretically be. </p>
<p>If it matters at all, I'm planning to go into the medical field.</p>
<p>Well, what a good SAT score implies has a lot to do with what the entire context of your application would be. I'd say, unless you have a hook (URM, athlete, developmental admit), then 2200s and up is a good place to start...try to get to 2300 though, as there are probably going to be real spikes in applications in the years ahead...this year, Stanford got 25,000 applicants.
But, really, in the end, the SAT is not that important...focus on your grades and get a good course of study down for high school. Also, remember your extracurriculars.
Good Luck with high school.</p>
<p>I think the most important thing to remember about Stanford is that they don't think SAT=2400 is much of an accomplishment of itself. In their admissions pitch they'll tell you that lots of kids with 4.0/2400 get rejected, and you can see the same thing at e.g. mychances.net (drill down to applicant details). Stanford is looking for not study-drones but "interesting individuals" and has the luxury of sorting through the (huge) pile of applications to pick them out. </p>
<p>So worry more about being unusual and outstanding in some special way that ultimately will catch their attention. And it's never too early to start honing your essay-writing skills. You'll need a few hundred well-chosen words to make it clear to them just who you are and what makes you special in a way they care about. Bauld's book (old but relevant) is the best tutorial I know on that subject.</p>
<p>Ok thanks for the advice.</p>
<p>Bump...........</p>
<p>You have 3 more years before your scores will be important. Obviously, you'll do fine with SATs. Concentrate on other stuff for now. Find something you love doing, spend a lot of time doing it, and become REALLY GOOD at it.</p>
<p>2280-2310 as a freshman is a GREAT score. As long as you score higher than 2250 (note I am not implying if you score lower, you can't get into Stanford), you have a terrific score for Stanford. </p>
<p>My advice to you is to focus on 1. getting good grades with the hardest courses your high school offers and 2. start finding EC's that you are passionate about and stick to them for all 4 years (2 or 3 is a good number) and try to get recognitions/leadership as well.</p>
<p>Don't focus on SAT and GPA especially for Stanford. Our high school's Val(4.0 uw) with 2400(one sitting), cancer research etc.., got deferred from SCEA. Our high school is very competitive, that same kid would have gotten into Yale SCEA.</p>
<p>"I got 790 on Critical Reading, 720 in Math, and 600 on Writing(They haven't scored my essay yet)." </p>
<p>I hate to break bad news but 790+720+600=2110 (not 2280-2310)</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. When I added the scores together I included the score which I assume that I got on my essay.</p>
<p>Don't worry too much about your SAT scores. Stanford has a holistic process, and while scores are important, standing out from a sea of numbers is far more important. Find out what makes you unique and play that aspect of yourself up. I only got a 2100 on the SATs, had very average SAT II scores, and received early approval from Stanford.</p>
<p>Sorry, I calculated my scores incorrectly. I actually received a 2000.</p>