<p>for roadtested in particular and everyone else in general - the average may have said 1400 but an average is JUST that. an average. that means a lot of people scored higher, but a lot of people also scored lower. eg, 1600 and 1200 cancels out to become a 1400.</p>
<p>a lot of admission books say that if you ahve over 650 v/m, your sat scores won't keep you from getting accepted if everything else on your application is strong.</p>
<p>sorry nspeds, didn't mean to yell at you. i guess it was a message that was directed at everyone....the people on this site sometimes - ok, all the time - overstress too much.</p>
<p>I agree entirely that a mean is just that, and that obviously 50% of people get in with lower scores. BUT, the chances are proportionately less; and to make for it, one needs more to compensate. I have no idea if I have enough but the odds are not great. If Gtown accepts 21% overall and my SAT is lower than the mean, then my chances are less than 20%, maybe 15%. That sucks.</p>
<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>
<p>Seriously, is it a matter of great essays, ecs and so forth? because I can do that. But if it means something superhuman, that is not going to happen.</p>