<p>Is there anyone out there who either is or knows someone (non-athlete, non-VIP, non-developmental, non-URM, etc.) who got in with slightly lower SAT averages?</p>
<p>My 2150 SAT I combined puts me slightly below princeton's average (which is about 1465 or ~2200) and my SAT IIs (average 770 each) put me somewhere in the top 25% of the applicant pool (2009 stats: middle 50% SAT IIs were actually 650-750 o.O) but only slightly above average for the admitted pool (700-790).</p>
<p>I feel that I have many other factors which may push me over the top, but if Princeton puts enough weight on my SAT I scores (particularly my 680 CR, which some of you have probably seen on my previous posts), then I am honest-to-God screwed.</p>
<p>To be honest with you, I would much rather be rejected by Princeton with below average to average SAT scores than otherwise be rejected with really high SAT scores. If you have a really, really strong application other than the SAT scores, you can pretty much "guess" that that is why you were rejected. However, if you have super high SAT scores and get rejected, you would have to assume that other parts of your application were not desirable (interests/activities, character, maturity, leadership, etc.). Would you rather get rejected based on a 'number' or personal qualities? I would choose the former.</p>
<p>They never have enough room for all of the desirable & qualified candidates who apply. My point was that I would rather be turned down due to a number than the 'person' I am. I hope the OP feels this way as well. :)</p>