<p>Roadtested, try and think of it a different way. If your SAT is lower than the mean, then yes, you might need to compensate. Find the perfect teacher for a great recommendation. Submit an additional (glowing) rec from a coach or employer. Write interesting essays. Hell, take the ACT, maybe you'll do better on it.<br>
If your SAT is not lower than the mean, and you do any of those things anyway, you've just strengthened your application that much more.<br>
For the record, I didn't send any professional headshots to the admissions committee. Can't you people take a joke? Ay yi yi.</p>