<p>Is 2130 a good enough SAT score? Is it in the range of mid 50th percentile?</p>
<p>Also, are subject test scores important to Cornell? I'm from Canada, and standardized testing isn't the norm in our education system.</p>
<p>what is your M+CR</p>
<p>I got 680M, 690CR, & 760W. So M+CR would be 1370. Why? Does Cornell only look at the M+CR score?</p>
<p>yea 2130 is a great score, but i believe cornell only looks at the 1600 score</p>
<p>That can’t be the case since I am going to major in government. And as far as I’m concerned, I won’t be taking any math courses. So how exactly does the math portion of the SAT test gauge my performance in college? Writing should actually be the most important indicator. I thought only the engineering program at Cornell disregards the writing section. But even then, engineering students will have to write reports and labs. I read that there’s a stronger correlation between college performance and the writing section than any other section on the SAT test</p>
<p>Some schools, such as Cornell, Georgetown, and UChicago, do not list their SAT writing scores in college reviews and databases. Scholarships do not consider it either. It is heavily assumed (and in some cases confirmed) that these schools feel the essay of the writing section is too subjective and unproven to influence someone’s score, so they stick to the traditional 1600 M+CR.</p>
<p>BTW I have also read that study suggesting correlation. I have also read an MIT study showing the direct connection between number of words and essay score (not something that would make collegeboard look so great to professional writers). Standardized testing is all just BS to make people feel better/worse about themselves anyways so interpret it however.</p>
<p>@Boester22, so I guess my question to you then is: Is standardized testing that important to Cornell?</p>
<p>Yeah it doesn’t really work out since your writing is your highest score.</p>
<p>That lowers your chances pretty significantly. Try to take it again or the ACT.</p>
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<p>…although Cornell uses a “holistic admissions” process, SAT I scores are still important. They want to be sure (for theirs & the students sake) that the applicant can intellectually handle the work that they will be subjected to.</p>
<p>I have heard repeatedly that Cornell does not consider Writing score. I was therefore surprised to see the W score listed on my son’s applicant portal. Meanwhile, another school where he applied did not list the W score on its portal. I have no idea how to interpret this but I agree with all who have said that Cornell regularly claims they do not consider W score.</p>
<p>I definitely agree with CS Dad that they consider SAT I scores. It may be a ‘you have exceeded a minimum threshold’ sort of thing. I can’t claim to have any insight but I know they are considered.</p>
<p>The joke in my D’s circle of friends is “Any Person…any Study” … as long as you have 1400 SAT’s & are in the top 10% of your high school class!!</p>