For Stanford, Yale, Harvard, etc.
Also, in general, for state colleges. I know it depends on other things such as GPA and such, but just for the purpose of this question, can anyone please tell me?
Thanks. (: I’m sorry if this question has been asked, I’m new to the forum and didn’t want to search through all those pages.
<p>There is no "requirement", but those candidates who are not hooked (athlete, URM, legacy, development, connected, rare talent) will need about 2250 to be competitive.</p>
<p>No you won't. With subscores 680+ each you'll do just fine.</p>
<p>This question really opened the can of worms. As the Ivy League representative would say: The SAT is not the only consideration.</p>
<p>There are people with SAT scores in the 1400's (old SAT) who are not only going to be accepted to the top schools, but they will be recruited by the top schools. They will receive free plane tickets to come visit the college. The selective colleges want to create freshman classes that mirror society. They thus have certain unofficial categories such as UnderRepresented Minorities (URM's), legacies, athletes, international students, development cases, VIP's. An applicant competes within their own unofficial category rather than against the entire applicant pool. URM's, legacies, and athletes have statistically lower scores than the the entire pool, and so the competition is easier for them.</p>
<p>Look at the 50% SAT ranges available from the colleges or in the college guides. If you are not in one of the special categories, you need to be near the top of the range to be a strong candidate if you are applying during RD (regular decision). If the range is 1300-1500, then you need to be around 1450 to be a strong candidate. This doesn't mean that you can't get accepted with less, but the school is more of a reach. If you are one in of the special categories, you can be at the middle or lower. For non-special applicants, just do NOT think that the school is a match because you are in the range.</p>
<p>Colleges care most about difficulty of curriculum chosen, then gpa/rank, and then standardized test scores. After you qualify on academic measures, you need to look unique so as to stand out from the crowd. This is where the EC's, essays, and recs help. Colleges prefer that you have one or two long-term interests ("passions") rather than more EC's with little involvement in any of them. State colleges are more numbers driven.</p>