<p>I've heard that a high SAT score won't necessarily get you into a college, but a low one will keep you out. To a school like MIT, how bad would a <700 verbal score look (provided math>750)?</p>
<p>Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>That depends. Ben has said in general, iirc, that >650 will put you in the running, and >700 is pretty damn competitive. Past 700, scores aren't all that important, and the rest of the pieces in your application come into play.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response. Only the math section of the SAT I was mentioned at the information session I went to, so I wasn't sure.</p>
<p>Keep in mind, I know people with scores lower than 650 that got in, because they're just stellar people with stellar qualifications, just not numbers.</p>
<p>Also keep in mind I myself am on the extreme low end of the middle 50%. SATs are important, but they are not going to be the gist of your application if they are half decent.</p>
<p>i scored a 590 in verbal 720 math and im typing this message from an athena workstation ;-) dont let anything hold you back, just do your best and apply</p>