<p>What score range should one aim for, assuming good ECs, GPA, and other test scores, on the SAT that would give one a fighting chance at the Ivy league schools like Yale and UPenn?</p>
<p>I'd say 2200+ is fine...that's 99% percentile or something(someone check the stats real quick..gah). Percentiles are more important than an individual score.</p>
<p>Composite Scores:</p>
<p>2200 is 99th percentile
2290 is 99+ percentile</p>
<p>Just CR and M:</p>
<p>1480 is 99th percentile
1550 is 99+ percentile</p>
<p>1400/2100 fighting chance.</p>
<p>2200+ very competitive
2250+ very very competitive
2300+ Boosts your application, catches someones eye</p>
<p>2350+ 70% chance of getting in, with perrrrrfect ec's, 4.0, relatively refreshing essay</p>
<p>As high as possible.</p>
<p>A 2400 would help.</p>
<p>2300+ puts you at a very high advantage.</p>
<p>I would say try to get a 2150+</p>
<p>If you mean the very super selective colleges, like Yale, i would say 2220+</p>
<p>for Yale:2250+
for UPenn:2100+</p>
<p>What about for Dartmouth ?This is my dream college :)</p>
<p>How many ECs are considered good ??</p>
<p>^ It's not the quantity that matters, but the quality. There's a useful sticky in the College Admissions forum about extracurriculars.</p>
<p>Sorry to get off-topic, just wanted to answer the above poster.</p>
<p>People here are posting some ridiculous SAT requirements... Dartmouth's average is between a 1990 and a 2320, so shoot for a 2150. In fact, Harvard has the highest of them all, and its only a 2230. Keep in mind, this average is the score that the college considers VERY competitive, or they wouldn't have accepted the students that got them.</p>
<p>for dartmouth: 2100+</p>
<p>So 2150-2200 is enough for Dartmouth if i have great SAT II results + good highschool marks ?</p>
<p>Dartmouth is very SAT focused, its stats are about 40-50 points higher than Columbia, Penn, Brown, and Cornell. I would say a 2350+ puts you in an awesome position, 2250+ puts you strongly in the running, a 2150+ gives you a shot, anything less means you have to be strong elsewhere to make it up.</p>
<p>If you're talking about "The Ivy League" (meaning you'll apply to all 8 schools and any one you get into is fine) then a 2150+ is fine. But, the most particular you are in your school selection (i.e. if you only want Yale or Penn), the higher you need to aim. Even with a 2300, your chances at any one Ivy League school are still only around 20-40%, unless of course you have stellar EC's and SAT IIs (in which case your chances are still definitely under 50%), however your chances at "The Ivy League" are almost guaranteed. </p>
<p>So, a 2250 will probably not get you into Dartmouth--30% chance I'd say. So honestly, the only way to "ensure" you get into one particular school is to get a 2350+ and have spectacular EC's, SAT IIs, etc.</p>
<p>Some people were mentioning how some schools are test-focused (Duke, Dartmouth, etc.). I have very high tests scores (2350+, good SAT IIs, etc.), so I'm wondering which other schools are likely to accept people with high tests cores. This won't affect the selection so much, but may affect the final list and whether I consider schools low reaches, reaches, high matches, matches, etc. Any help? I think there was a thread about this, but I can't find it.</p>
<p>I know they look at other things. I have ECs, grades, etc. I'm just wondering about scores in particular.</p>
<p>GodFatherbob, yeah right. The Ivy League is hard to get into, don't get me wrong, but it is not that hard. You act like everyone who applies is like those on CC, but in reality, many are below the CC level. If you have a 2300, "stellar ECs and SAT IIs, your chances will be above 50 percent. You are overestimating Ivy admissions. They are particular, but not stupid.</p>