< (Less than) 2300 club Who Still Got Into Really Selective Colleges

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<p>2060 -> MIT</p>

<p>but 34 act also</p>

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<p>so how do you guys find the money to pay for these top colleges...scholarships or do you guys just have an abundance of money? i mean im not poor or anything but they still cost a lot...</p>

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<p>Some of us don't. The 1380 Harvard kid that I mentioned actually chose to go to the University of Delaware on a free-ride.</p>

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<p>So what is it that attracts you guys to the top colleges if it's not test scores? Is it sports, arts, leadership, essays?</p>

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<p>or reputation?</p>

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<p>In Princeton's EEB major, there is a mandatory semester in either Kenya or Panama. </p>

<p>:D</p>

<p>I mean, that wasn't the * only * reason, but it helped.</p>

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<p>'05 Sal from my school, 1380/1600- Harvard
then we have several lax acceptances
1350- harvard
1150- brown
1060- hopkins
1000- notre dame
1240- duke (georgetown after scandal)</p>

<p>and track
under 1250- columbia</p>

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<p>I know a kid with a 35 ACT, 800 SAT MathII, and 730s on SAT Chemistry and SAT American History who was rejected from MIT.</p>

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<p>I've seen kids with 2400s and 3 x 800s on SAT IIs rejected from MIT. ??</p>

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<p>I was responding to tim555, who said: "how about we start a group that is for people who scored a 2300+ on the SAT's and got into a relatively unselective college"</p>

<p>I should have quoted his post.</p>

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<p>Oh ok, sorry! I just didn't understand where that was coming from.</p>

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<p>i have a 1790 and got into the university of Chicago. Yippee</p>

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<p>wow. Hahaha if you dont mind me asking... what was your hook then? Congrats though.</p>

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<p>what does the 1380 and the 1600 in 1380/1600 stand for?</p>

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<p>1380 out of 1600.. taking out Writing in the total composite.. because Writing's useless. :p</p>

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<p>2180 ------> Dartmouth</p>

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<p>The ultimate low-SAT acceptance:</p>

<p>A 1000/1600 Georgetwon admit. That's right a 1000. What's the catch? He got a 31 ACT score and had a good GPA.</p>

<p>The Sal of my school also got into Georgetown with a 2240. No one was surprised though.</p>

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<p>Hahaha I know someone with a 1950 who got into Stanford. [suspect aff action tho]</p>

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<p>
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because Writing's useless

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<p>heh. Writing was my highest score too. Thank Buddha for the ACT.</p>

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<p>sister 2080 stanford
friend 2350 deferred stanford</p>