<p>@metsfan27 the way I’m describing it, yes it’s true. College admissions see 2250+ as all the same. It’s definitely not a hard rule. Some schools may view it differently and even different admission officers among schools might view it differently. Think of it this way, say admissions were ranking each part of your application on a scale of 1-10. 2250+ would all be considered 10 whereas 2200-2140 may be a 9 and so forth. This is not to say that people with 9s can’t get in, it just means that once you get to 2250, your numerical score is irrelevant.</p>
<p>Everyone else seems to be talking about a different 2250 rule, which is definitely present on CC but doesn’t exist. I’ve had a lot of people on CC tell me I wouldn’t have a chance at my colleges unless I got 2250+ on my SAT. And for perspective, the only ivy I had on my list was Brown, so it wasn’t even like I was applying to HYPSM. You can browse though the college acceptance threads to see that this is not true at all. None of us are admission experts, so many CCers, after being on this website for so long and seeing many people with 2250+ get into HYPSM, have assumed that this is indeed a cut off. It’s not. These are regular people like you and I trying to beat colleges at the admissions game, and making these conclusions based off other applicant is the only way some people know how. </p>