<p>Hey, I heard that beyond a certain limit, SAT I score don't matter. Is that true?</p>
<p>I would like to know What's that limit and the breakdown of that limit?</p>
<p>Only admission officers would truly know if one exists. But on CC the saying is usually 2250+ or so. But nonetheless, a 2350 would still always look better than a 2250 even if they’re weighted the same.</p>
<p>EDIT: also keep in mind, CCers here are more focused on test scores if anything. So take everything here with a grain of salt.</p>
<p>Somehow, I read somewhere that the threshold is actually lower i.e. 2200 and above. Not sure as you said whether that is accurate…</p>
<p>Oh yes, what is the importance of each section? </p>
<p>Some people say that CR & M are given more priority than writing…but others say WR is the most importance and the best indicator of college performance?</p>
<p>I think the latter theory is somewhat exaggerated.</p>
<p>anything 2400 and up is generally viewed the same.</p>
<p>Look at my edit :P. But yeah. CCers are more score driven so they might establish a higher “threshold”. </p>
<p>Just don’t worry about it. If you’re in the 99th percentile it shouldn’t be that much a deal.</p>
<p>You must be kdding buddy? How does anyone get above 2400? Typo…</p>
<p>Any darksoulz, what do you mean 99th percentile? A score of 2200 can’t put someone on that rank, can it?</p>
<p>iamhopeful, BuddyMcAwesome was being a wiseass.
Also, you could go and see your SAT percentile scores by logging into your collegeboard account.</p>
<p>Generally my counselor told me that a kid who manages to get a 2250+ can be said to have the same intelligence level (if you will - although I believe standardized tests are poor indicators of intelligence) as a kid who manages to get 2400. College adcoms probably know this, as well.</p>
<p>Probably a 2150+ if you have ECs and other stuff</p>
<p>2400 if u wanna be extra cautious =D
evenn a 2390 is some type of error</p>
<p>Personally, having taken the SAT twice, and thinking I should’ve gotten around 2350+ both times, I know how hard the SAT really is. It may not be a great indicator of intelligence, but I get frustrated when people generalize 2200 with 2400. I’m aware that this might be very much true, but regardless of how the scores look, I strongly disagree that they are equal. I can perhaps understand 2300 with 2400… at most.</p>
<p>The way I’ve interpreted it:</p>
<p>CR: Get this as high as possible. It is usually the most important SAT section for elite school admissions. I wouldn’t worry about, say, a 780 vs. an 800, but a 720 and an 800 don’t compare. Not to say the 720 is bad, but if you want to talk about getting to the point where scores become negligible, it’s the high 700s. I think adcoms recognize that this is the hardest section to manipulate and the most indicative of aptitude out of any section on the exam.</p>
<p>M: Don’t worry about this one as much. The steep curve produces a lot of variation, even for top math students. I’d say if you are in the mid-700s on this one, stop, unless you are going for top engineering schools, where a high 700s/800 score could help you a little more.</p>
<p>W: No one really knows. I still think of the W score as a subject test score: Basically, get it as high as possible, but you don’t have to freak out if you get a 750 vs. an 800. The jury is still out; maybe you can even outweigh any significance by simply having 2-3 dominant subject test scores. Maybe not. All that is truly known is that most top schools aren’t weighing this section as much as the former two.</p>
<p>1550 M+CR is a very good threshold to aim for, with the emphasis on the CR section. And remember, we’re discussing unhooked admission at top schools. If you were a recruited athlete, you’d probably be fine as long as your M+CR is 1400+ (for some it can be even lower).</p>
<p>monster, I more or less agree with what you said. Did you get that conclusion intuitively or somewhat empirically?</p>
<p>A little bit empirically and a little bit from what I’ve gathered from adcoms who have posted here.</p>
<p>The higher, the better but trust me, there is no threshold. I know people who got in with 1900s (non-minorities, non-athletes) and I know plenty of people who scored lower than 2150. Most people I know had 2100+ (and 30+ ACT) including minorities (though most people don’t even remember their actual score). So, do as well as you can but SATs are not the most important factor. Grades are much, much more important.</p>
<p>Yeah, most people I talked to that went to top schools couldn’t remember their scores.</p>
<p>sgtpepper: I’m surprised you know your classmates’ scores. Maybe you’re referring to kids you knew in HS who got into Yale? S and suite mates recently hosted a prospie who went on endlessly about his GPA and scores, causing his Yale hosts to roll their eyes (and hope fervently that Admissions denies his application). S says he has no idea about the stats of anyone he has met at Yale. In his experience, it’s not something that’s discussed.</p>
<p>sgtpepper08: 1900s that are non-minority and non-athletes =O!!! THANK YOU for giving me hope! haha … I guess CCers are a tad bit unusual in their SAT score average</p>
<p>well our tabloid mag, the rumpus did this thing in which they published the SAT scores of Directed Studies people (some of which were right, most of which were wrong), so that got people talking about their scores for a little bit. But that was the only time really.</p>
<p>if you don’t get 2700, you shouldn’t even think about applying to yale.</p>
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