<p>I took the march SAT and got 2100
M 710
CR 650
W 740 </p>
<p>My initial goal was to get 2100 which i did, but after looking at some ppl on this site, its making me feel like its not such a great score. Anway, next year im planning to apply to berkeley, stanford, ucla, brown, vanderbilt... my question is, should I spend some time to study for a retake (I guess i could push up my score to 2200)? Is it worth the time, or is 2100 enough to get into these top schools (i got really good gpa 4.00uw/4.86w, lots of extra-c's, sports ect...)</p>
<p>A 2100 is great. An SAT score just qualifies you as an applicant for those colleges.
You should just focus on your essays and EC’s as of now because those are the things that are really going to boost your chances into those colleges.</p>
<p>And plus, this site is filled with worried overachievers, and the majority of applicants are going to be just regular students who don’t get 2400’s w/ 5.0gpa and a recommendation from Obama.</p>
<p>If you’re thinking about Stanford and Brown, definitely retake the SATs. It’s nice to say that you shouldn’t worry, but unfortunately SATs really do matter, and your scores, while good for lots of colleges, probably aren’t Ivy League material yet. It’s possible you have enough other excellent activities and recommendations to get you through, but since you have the opportunity to try again, it couldn’t hurt to do it and it might help.</p>
<p>I think maatthheew is right: 2100 is an awsome SAT score, and you should be focusing on the essay and volunteering now. A 2100 is definitely Ivy League material. Take a look at the following site:
[SAT</a> Scores](<a href=“http://www.satprep.ca/sat_scores.asp]SAT”>http://www.satprep.ca/sat_scores.asp)</p>
<p>As you can see, your score is clearly within the 25th to 75th percentile range of Stanford and Brown. The only reason I would ever want to retake the SAT is to improve my CR score a little.</p>
<p>As pointed out already, and just reaffirming:</p>
<p>Your score is within the range of admitted students, so you’re the same as other average students</p>
<p>AND</p>
<p>What’s way more important is your other attributes – GPA, recommendations, essays, ECs, etc.</p>
<p>The overachieving students on CC sometimes get out of touch with what an actual average SAT score is (in this country, it’s somewhere around a 1500). Less than 1% of students score higher than a 2200, and less than 3% score over a 2100.</p>
<p>2100 is within Ivy League range, but it’s still a game of chance, since there are so many applicants with the same credentials. For example, I believe Harvard consistently rejects 50% of applicants with 2400. The College Grid website has some realistical numbers on chances of getting in based on SAT score. Google “College Grid” because I think CC blocks for some reason.</p>
<p>If you’ve only taken it once, I’d take it again. However, your score is already pretty awesome! I don’t think that it’s worth killing yourself w prep though. If you think that you can do better without grueling amounts of prep, then go for it and take it again.</p>
<p>Since you are already a good student and are working hard toward your goals, I think it makes sense to make a sincere effort to get the best possible score on your SATs. Some students like stress and work really hard, others do not. There’s nothing wrong with your scores–they are great. Your grades are great, your ECs sound excellent, and all of those things are good. And of course, in a world where Ivies have a 10 percent acceptance rate plenty of fantastic candidates are probably now gnashing their teeth at all the time they wasted playing the college game and not getting into the schools they wanted anyway. But the sad thing is, SATs do matter–way too much in my opinion–but they do matter a lot. From everything I’ve seen, read, and experienced in the great college hunt, SATs matter more than essays, they matter more than the individual grade on a single midterm or even class. With your 4.0 I’ll bet you knock yourself out studying for each of your subjects. If you seriously want to be competitive at some of these top-ranked schools, even knowing that it’s a crapshoot about who gets in, you should probably continue to try to knock yourself out to get the best possible SAT score.</p>