<p>Does anyone know what is the mid 25-75% for mit ADMITEE'S highest verbal and math? I tried looking for it..
thx</p>
<p>how about collegeboard ? It says<br>
Middle 50% of
First-Year Students
SAT Reasoning Verbal: 680 - 760
SAT Reasoning Math: 730 - 800</p>
<p>680 - 760 is pretty dayymn high..... that's almost like princeton's admittee's verbal score.. wow..</p>
<p>yup but scores aren't everything :)</p>
<p>Hope you're right. there is this huge dicussion on the princeton board where everyone seems to think SAT is very important.. (btw, when ppl say SATs are important. are they only talk about the one or also the twos?)</p>
<p>SATs are very important, but not as much as grades/gpa/rank/rigor of classes taken. IMO, at most schools SATs are above ECs and essays, but below grades.</p>
<p>I wish scores were everything.</p>
<p>Do research and make it count by winning some state or national award</p>
<p>it's seems from reading matt and ben's blogs that although scores do help at MIT, you need a little bit of personality and character to have a chance</p>
<p>Yeah scores just make you competitive. they don't make you stand out - that's what gets you in.</p>
<p>what are the range of the "scores" that make you competitive? i had a 690 verbal.. that's what really concerns me.. :(</p>
<p>In Matt McGann's weblog entry recently (<a href="http://blogs.mit.edu/madmatt/archive/03052005.aspx%5B/url%5D">http://blogs.mit.edu/madmatt/archive/03052005.aspx</a>) he noted:
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Generally, test scores beginning with the number 7 (SAT) or 3 (ACT) will put you within the range. Students should try to score above 650 on any individual SAT, though there is no minimum score for any test except the TOEFL.
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He elaborated on this topic in an earlier entry (<a href="http://blogs.mit.edu/madmatt/posts/1943.aspx%5B/url%5D">http://blogs.mit.edu/madmatt/posts/1943.aspx</a>) during EA admissions reading period. The short answer is that a 690 Verbal shouldn't be something to worry about, especially in the context of an otherwise strong application.
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"We do not admit test scores. We admit people."
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<p>mootmom,</p>
<p>thank you.</p>
<p>Princetonwannabe, I think the answer to your question about the importance of SAT I's versus SAT II's varies greatly between schools. My personal opinion is that SAT I's are nearly worthless, but SAT II's are useful. Whether admissions offices feel this way is unknown. I would guess, unfortunately, that the I's are more heavily emphasized.</p>
<p>However, like many people here have said, unless your scores are really abysmal, they won't hurt you. I think during the selection process, if your SATs are good, they're just given a passing mention. If not, the admissions officers take a closer look at your grades and recs in case you're not a good test taker, since grades and recs will give them a better picture of you. Remember, they're looking for reasons to admit you, not reasons to reject you.</p>
<p>ThinkDifferent,</p>
<p>Thanks for your insight... I'd always thought that the 2's are more important than the I's as well. but i guess the admissions officers might think differently and we may never know how each of them see the scores...</p>
<p>i have
math: 780
reading: 560</p>
<p>so i guess my reading is really low, right?</p>
<p>What about writing scores, don't they matter?</p>
<p>what about for writing? do they care? i have a 790 math (gr) and 770 cr (gr). guess i'm just in the middle 50% =(</p>
<p>dude, wth are you talking about, gr. lol. seriously. I remember in one entry, matt or ben or something was talking about coming across the guidance letter of an applicant, which really focused on the fact that the applicant had a perfect SAT score. the blogger (I forget who it was) was like, wow, this letter doesn't really help. why? because a 790 is really the same as a 770, etc. the test scores a) make sure you don't get eliminated very early on (like, 300s on each section would probably get you cut early in the game), and b) give the reader a general sense of your background. they don't matter that much. if you're in the middle 50% that's PERFECT. </p>
<p>I believe I read that they were not considering writing, but I'm not 100% positive.</p>
<p>But REALLY, 750+ should be a score that you do not worry about, as even one question wrong, like an arithmetic error, could get you a 790 on SAT I in math. Scores are just like, hey, this kid can do the work, yay. I think an 800 has NO advantage over a 790. Seriously.</p>
<p>Very disappointed. </p>
<p>640CR, 720M, 800W. Should I retake? (It's my junior year, and I'll be finishing my SAT IIs in June). I thought I did much better on math and CR. =/</p>
<p>College</a> Search - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT - SAT®, AP®, CLEP® </p>
<p>I hope all of you are aware of what inferences to make from a report of the interquartile range of scores, and what inferences not to make.</p>