<p>my sat score is 2000 .....maths ..800 ... critical reading...580 .... writing 620 .... more like my english scores are low.......was expecting higher .... but it was my first time ..... what to do???</p>
<p>should i take it again in december????</p>
<p>But i am in the top 3% of the class .... and have a lot of extracurriculars [Dance, Basketball, Robotics, and other academic clubs] ..... i know i'll get good recos .... Is there any chance of me gettin in for stanford EA ???? is my sat score too low???? any tips for taking it again???</p>
<p>i really wanna go to stanford even if it is a reach!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>uhhhh....study the blue College Board book w/ 8 practice tests</p>
<p>(isn't the answer obviously studying?)</p>
<p>unless you're a URM, recruited athlete, legacy, or can donate a $1 million building to Stanford, chances are probably 0.1% or lower with that SAT score (even with applying early); Stanford's 25% (percentile) is about 690, i believe</p>
<p>sorry if i sound too harsh, but at least its better than giving you false high hopes</p>
<p>well when i took the test .... i did study from the College Board book (and many others as well) .... and i know the obvious answer is studying. I am taking it again in december .... so should i then apply regular instead of EA with the new SAT Score??</p>
<p>Also with the current score, which good colleges can i get into ???</p>
<p>With all due respect Mr. or Ms. "aznoverachiever," I find your "worldly" advice quite patronizing. Too many negative undertones I must say-the greatness of computer language is that we can hear (actually read) everything mumbled under your breath. So next time you try to counsel another college bound in a clearly quasi-Mother Teresa pursuit of "doing the right thing," try using a font that's not as easy on the eyes...it gives your under-the-breath pessimism more of an effect.
"nless you're a URM, recruited athlete, legacy, or can donate a $1 million building to Stanford, chances are probably 0.1% or lower with that SAT score"-how do you know she's not JUST a dancing queen, but is also an active member of the First Nations Youth Dance Team? And even if she isn't, it sounds like somebody's still throwing darts at Natalie Portman's headshot for supposedly stealing their "spot" at Harvard.
However, you are saying this for her own good, right? If you answered "Yes" to the question above, I must ask: If you truly are saying this for her own good, then why are you giving her false statistics? According to the 2007 edition of the Barron's: Profiles of American Colleges, 5% of the 2005-2006 applicants were accepted with a Verbal score of 500-599. 67% of the 2005-2006 applicants were accepted with a Math score of 700+. 96% of the current freshmen were in the top fifth of their class-DanceDiva is in the top 3%, which would most likely place her in the top fifth (depending on the class size). Now you say she has a 0.1% or lower chance of getting in?-I'd check that math of yours.
But if you answered "No" to the question above, I must ask: Why are you being such a meanie?
Enough about you, aznoverachiever. DanceDiva, the last time someone told me, "at least its better than giving you false high hopes," when discouraging me from running for student body president (of a few hundred students), I won. If Stanford is your reach school, then reach! No one ever said the cookie jar was placed at chest-level, but once you get up on your tipee-toes and grab that jar full of goodness, victory has never tasted so sweet.</p>
<p>You have a small chance at Stanford as it is, but I'd retake the SAT anyway to improve your odds.</p>
<p>Your SAT score is actually quite unusual for a native English speaker. Your math score is EXCELLENT, and it indicates that you truly are a very intelligent person, however your other two scores aren't quite as good. </p>
<p>I recommend you practice the other two sections with SAT prep books and retake the SAT when your getting practice books scores in the mid to high 600s or even the 700s.</p>
<p>I will tell you this though. On a second testing, your math score might go down. For even the most brilliant math minds, getting an 800 in the math section can be quite difficult because of how tricky math SAT questions can be (it's so easy to make a dumb mistake!) Don't let this scare you though. Going down to a 780 or even a 750 in the math is worth it if you can bump your reading and writing up to a 700.</p>
<p>Edit: I just noticed your second post. A 2000 is pretty competitive at almost every college except the ivy league schools, the ivy league caliber schools, and out of state public schools, which are often very difficult to get into. However, if you're aiming high, I'd practice and take the SAT again.</p>
<p>Thank you for the optimistic advice. I am giving SAT I again in december.
I am sure i can do much better on the verbal section! I honestly do not know what went wrong last time. </p>
<p>Your comments have energized me!! Thanks again everyone!!</p>
<p>Increase your score to at least 2100 and you'll be fine. Contrary to what most people here believe, there is no difference between a 2100 and 2400. People are not accepted on the basis of their SAT scores.</p>
<p>Statistics as to the test scores of those accepted are misleading, unless one also looks at the test scores of those who applied but were not accepted. My son had an 800 math, a 700 verbal, good SAT IIs, a large number of APs, good recommendations, a high GPA, good ECs, and three years of Stanford EPGY math courses beyond Calculus BC -- he didn't make it in EA (and this was four years ago when things were less competitive).</p>
<p>I don't want to discourage anyone, because the acceptance rate for those not applying is zero. Just realize that because your statistics compare well with accepted students does not mean there aren't plenty of folks with your statistics that were not accepted -- at least when you are talking about very selective schools. Other factors beyond test scores and class rank obviously come into play in the final decision-making.</p>