<p>finalchild, I kinda hope my boy gets rejected. That’ll be best so no one mistakenly believes he took their spot.</p>
<p>I don’t know about a score of 10 on the essay, but my son got an 800 on Writing with an 11 on the essay.</p>
<p>If the original poster is too mentally impotent to recognize the value of his or her exam scores, he or she should not plan on attending any institution of higher education. Unless, of course, this is meant to be farcical or satirical. In that case, good job. In the case that you’re being sincere, I’m not sure how you could be this insensitive and myopic. Please disappear; we don’t need more mindless drones.</p>
<p>Admit I don’t know all the details of SAT scoring, but that doesn’t make sense to me on the face of it. How do you get a perfect score without a perfect score…with a 10 or an 11?</p>
<p>finalchild,</p>
<p>800s on the subtests no longer mean tests with no mistakes or errors. There is a table somewhere on the Internet that shows how many errors one can get on each test and still get an 800.</p>
<p>Yes, I found that. So I stand corrected. In which case I think the post was real, because why else would someone volunteer or bother to report less than perfect scores on the essay on a 800 score?</p>
<p>Actually found a poster from 2005 or so who had an 800 and was worried about whether he/she should retake because of the less than perfect essay score!</p>
<p>There really are people that obsessive out there!</p>
<p>My son had a very bad cold the day he took the SAT. He figured, oh, heck, I probably blew it, I’ll have to take it over. He scored a 2340. He was so grateful, there wasn’t any question in his mind about a re-take.</p>
<p>There are very bright kids who dream of just getting 2200 or 2100 superscored. Also kids who dream of getting 1800 or 1600. Anything over 2250 seems pretty darn special to me. And I’m not sure anything much more than 2200 is needed to get in any school in the country if you have the right “extras” and some luck, which is to say 2400s are not guarantees.</p>
<p>My friend got 2400 superscored and was deferred from Dartmouth. Imagine what Harvard, Yale, Princeton, or Stanford would say.</p>
<p>SAT’s aren’t the only aspect; everything is taken into account.</p>
<p>i will take a nervous, kind, concerned, sincere OP over an aggressive, condescending, insensitive, opportunist, responder at my College any day.</p>
<p>^In response to what was said at the end of the last page, I got an 800 on writing with a 10 essay. If you don’t make any mistakes on multiple choice, that’s probably the lowest you can get on the essay while still maintaining the 800, but don’t quote me on that, I don’t remember what the chart says.</p>
<p>I got an 800 writing with a 10 essay as well, and I missed a couple MCs (1-3 I think). I was definitely surprised but I’m not questioning their calculation ;)</p>
<p>Haha, I got a 700 writing with 3 MC off and a 10 essay. I guess it depends on the test.</p>
<p>Those are my real scores guys! Why would I make up scores lol…anyway I guess I feel better now…I’ve had a week to come to terms with everything. And I’m a junior so I can re-take in October. For now, I’m focusing on maintaining my GPA and participating more in my extracurriculars 
For those who responded constructively and sincerely, thanks for your time. For those who suspected me of being a “■■■■■”, please realize that I may come from a different background than you. My high school is severely competitive; 13 APs is seen as average, scores below 2350+ are looked down upon. Anyway. That’s it, I guess.</p>
<p>"…scores below 2350+ are looked down upon."</p>
<p>If that’s really true, that’s sad. Don’t let anyone tell you that your SAT scores aren’t great, and that they aren’t enough for admission to Ivy League schools. There isn’t any need to retake the SAT.</p>
<p>Your school is filled with more test wonks than people w/common sense. It seems to be a right horrid place or you exaggerate a bit.</p>
<p>“My high school is severely competitive; 13 APs is seen as average, scores below 2350+ are looked down upon. Anyway. That’s it, I guess.”</p>
<p>Well, then don’t tell people your scores. Problem solved! </p>
<p>Anyway, the only people who are “looking down” at these scores are complete nerds with no lives, so who cares?</p>
<p>To be honest, it’s unlikely you’ll get into either Harvard, Yale, or Princeton.
And to be honest, as a student, I wouldn’t want to spend 4 years with you.
Chasing the perfect test score is a shallow pursuit, and the fact that you seemingly define yourself by this number is disconcerting. I know too many people who, in similar vain, have trained themselves to master standardized tests; in many cases, these students are severely lacking in intellectual vitality, masquerading as brilliant but using their limited time to practice problem sets rather than learning about, and tackling, the toughest problems facing society. Yet, people can change. Here’s hoping you see the light. Remember, success is not measured by a test score – it’s measured by the deeds you do for others and the positive dent you make in our increasingly dismal global reality.</p>
<p>10 on essay is 800 (-0 MC).</p>
<p>To OP: Please, in all kindness, get a life and do something more meaningful. Applicable whether we have a real/■■■■■ OP.</p>
<p>Also I don’t believe one word you say about how 2350- is looked down upon. The highest avg school SAT score in the nation hovers somewhere around 2200 I believe.</p>