Retake 2200 for Ivy League?

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<p>I heard that past a certain threshold, all scores are similar. I heard that this threshold was 2200 - that someone with a 2200 was ballpark similar to someone with a 2400, if they have similar ECs and whatnot. Is this true? Should I retake?</p>

<p>CR - 700
M - 740
W - 760</p>

<p>This was my 2nd time taking the SAT. And I really don't want to study because school is starting tomorrow. Thoughts?</p>

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<p>Which ivy are you talking about or applying to? It all depends on the school to me.</p>

<p>If its Cornell or brown and you have a excellent GPA to top it off…honestly your time is better spent on perfecting your ECs and such. A 2200 is beautiful btw ;-)</p>

<p>If its HYP (Harvard etc) then I think you should aim higher…but honestly the acceptance to these schools is a crap shoot for ANYONE! :slight_smile: don’t worry too much…for these schools I can only offer one tip:
Your SATs are fine, but make yourself stand out from the other applicants … Seriously!!! Prove you DO something to impact your community or world!</p>

<p>You seem to be a brilliant student and you’ll definitely have a chance at these big name schools ;)</p>

<p>Good luck!!!</p>

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<p>I haven’t heard about the “threshold theory” using a 2200 SAT score. I believe it may have been intended for someone with a 2300 PLUS versus a perfect 2400 SAT score. Top-tier Ivy schools will GENERALLY require a higher score than a 2200, unless you are a hooked applicant or have some very distinctive awards or achievements. There are exceptions and you may be one of them-- you never know until you apply.</p>

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<p>Retake 2200 for Ivy League?</p>

<p>no</p>

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<p>No.</p>

<p>But hey, can someone help me on this thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/1206904-tips-writing-section.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/1206904-tips-writing-section.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Cornell I believe considers mainly CR + M. So your numbers could be low by that measure. If some senior members are to be believed, Ivys also underweigh Math and give more weight to CR since it is a better measure for liberal arts.</p>

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<p>They don’t care once you hit 2200. </p>

<p>Now you just have to prove you are an interesting human being who won’t be out of place amongst the thousands of other interesting human beings at these schools.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t retake it</p>