sat score statistic...surprising

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>SAT</a> Percentile Ranks for Males, Females, and Total Group</p>

<p>According to an official flyer I got from UCLA, the 25th and 75th percentile SAT scores are 2040 to 2170, which is 95th to 98th percentile.</p>

<p>That's very depressing...you shouldn't really expect to get into UCLA unless you can show on a test that you're smarter than 95% of the people who take the SAT...</p>

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<p>It's okay super y00n, don't roll up in a cocoon, cause soon, you'll realize it's not a ruin, and the admissions office is not a bad old goon, or a big old baboon.</p>

<p>Believe it or not, it's more holistic than it sounds! Half of the kids I know who got in were under 2000 for the SAT, but worked hard in mock trial and things like that. Statistics can be a little misleading, even if they are accurate.</p>

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Half of the kids I know who got in were under 2000 for the SAT

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<p>Yeah I know. UCLA must be lying if they state that the mid 50% is 2040-2170.</p>

<p>I know too many people with SAT below 2000 and got into UCLA. Also, someone I know with a ~1900 with practically no extracurriculars got in (unless you count WoW as one :rolleyes:); shows how random the application process is.</p>

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<p>what is this official flyer that you speak of, cuz those numbers are way too high</p>

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<p>I got it too, with the acceptance packet, the "fully-weighted HS GPA... averaged 4.17, and SAT scores (25th to 75th percentile) ranged from 2040 to 2170."</p>

<p>It's insane.</p>

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<p>That's cool.</p>

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<p>That flyer refers to Fall 2007 and shows the statistics of ENROLLED students, not accepted students. So those statistics refer only to the Fall 2007 freshman class who actually enrolled at UCLA.</p>

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<p>shouldn't the enrolled stats logically be lower?</p>

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<p>Here are the Fall 2008 admission statistics: <a href="https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/Prospect/Adm_fr/Frosh_Prof08.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/Prospect/Adm_fr/Frosh_Prof08.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>i agree with pick...the enrolled should be lower...doesn't really make sense</p>

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<p>Ahaha, 9 lucky people with 1200- SAT scores...</p>

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<p>I believe that 1st link is collegeboards data for ALL test takers (not just UCLA admits.)</p>

<p><a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/highered/ra/sat/SATPercentileRanksCompositeCR_M_W.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/highered/ra/sat/SATPercentileRanksCompositeCR_M_W.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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Maybe for the School of Engineering, but not for UCLA as a whole. Until you provide a link showing that UCLA's SAT range is actually 2040 to 2170, I'm going to call shenanigans. :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>Alright...everybody grab a broom. Shenanigans has been declared.</p>

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<p>Time to go study rigorously to get a 2300+
goodbye social life, hello so cal</p>

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<p>It reveals one heavily unrecognized fact: SATs are not the most important aspect for UCLA.</p>

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<p>How is that sad? You want to go to a world-reknown academic research institution, not State School Suckingville. Don't you want to be surrounded by the top 5% smartest people?</p>

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<p>99% of UCLA students are allegedly in the top 10% of their graduating high school class. We should expect their SAT scores to commensurately lie well within the top 10%, no? :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>^that is bogus...i was in the bottom third of my high school class (may be im that 1%.... :( )</p>

<p>first of all, the SAT is not an intelligence test. I know really stupid people taht got really high scores because they went to all kinds of academies and did intensive preparation. What you get in the SAT tells you have good you are at taking the SAT. That's it.
second, the overall SAT score means nothing. if anything, the verbal section's critical reading section should be looked at most because that is the closest (but still imperfect) measure of how "smart" (whatever that means) you are.</p>

<p>third, how well you do in college doesn't depend as much on how smart you are, as it does on how hard you work and your attitude towards your classes. that's the whole point of not basing the entire application process on the SAT.</p>

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<p>@flopsy:</p>

<p>According to my copy of the USNWR rankings, Berkeley and San Diego have 99% of their class coming from the top 10% of high school graduating classes; UCLA is actually at 97%. Which is very surprising; why would UCSD have more than UCLA?</p>