Is a 600 and above good?..what if your one subscore is reeallly good and the other is reeaallll bad?..like what if you got an 80 for the multiple choice but a 40 for the writing sample?..Will a college see this as good or bad… b/c I think it would be good that a student may write bad in a quick 20min time slot but be able to fix everything in their revision (which is what I think scores like those show)…Can anyone help clarify this?
Thanks in advance!
<p>bump ......please respond ;)</p>
<p>u prolly need a 700+ for ivies
annd most of them 800s</p>
<p>i would say it depends on where you are from! non-english speaking countries-i'd say 600 is pretty respectable, in US for more than 5 years, a 650-680 would suffice. but it also depends on your other stats. and y IVY? don't you have 1 or 2 in mind?</p>
<p>I got a 700 writing, I was deferred from Columbia ED, not that that was the only reason...</p>
<p>i know someone who got into brown with 420........everything else was great though !!</p>
<p>Must have been a recruited athlete and a severely underrepresented minority with a legacy whose parents contribute on a regular basis, lol.</p>
<p>Most people admitted to Ivy League colleges and other top schools (Stanford, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Amherst, Williams, Swarthmore, etc.) score in the 660-800 range on the SAT II Writing. The SAT I, in this admissions cycle, is most important. If your SAT I score is in the 1500-1600 range or you have a Verbal SAT score above 700, a Writing score below 700 will not likely ruin your chances. However, if your verbal is below 700, and your Writing is likewise below 700, this will likely hurt your chances at the best schools during Regular Decision.</p>
<p>I applied Columbia ED. MY writing score was a 620. I was rejected ( not saying thats the reason ,but...)</p>
<p>Since then, I retook it and my writing score is a 680. But, i have a combined 1510 SAT I with a 800 verbal, so I hope they don't look down on the 680.</p>
<p>The lowest possible score is an 800. If get below an 800 on any part of the SATs, you automatically get rejected by the Top 25. They don't even look at the rest of your app, they just throw it in the trash.</p>
<p>That's ridiculous. I'm not one of those people. Basically, I was responding to the above post.</p>
<p>650+ is pretty respectable for math/science/engineering prospects.</p>
<p>670 - Accepted Columbia ED. I am a physics major and my math and science scores were perfection boarderline perfection. I also had some other stuff working for me, too, but it just goes to show that below 700 is acceptable.</p>
<p>BTW I had a 650 verbal too, so there is that.</p>
<p>Okay this the last thing I am adding. On a side note I made a 530 on the writing the first time (terrible I know). I also didn't get it cancelled so Columbia saw that too. Man, when all you see is my verbal and writing scores I must look like Ivy auto-reject.</p>
<p>800 writing and 740 verbal (760 maths from a differnt sitting). I have got into USC so far if that answers anything.</p>
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800 writing and 740 verbal (760 maths from a differnt sitting). I have got into USC so far if that answers anything.
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<p>I sensing sarcasm in the first quote.</p>
<p>Look, there is no "cut-off" SAT II score; if you have a 600 Writing, it does not necessarily mean you're rejected. The fact is, though most applicants who are accepted have a 700-800, that doesn't mean that you're SOL. There are a variety of factors that could result in a rejection or acceptance. If you your application shows strengths in other areas, then the SAT II score might not hurt you as much. </p>
<p>In response to the second quote, USC is not comparable to the Ivies. In terms of academics, competition in the applicant pool, etc.; plus, USC accepted my school's co-salutatorian last year with a 950 SAT I and 450-500 SAT IIs. They accept a wide variety of SATs.</p>
<p>So, don't give up hope yet. And if you really want to go, you always can appeal the decision.</p>
<p><em>mouth hangs open</em></p>
<p>Talk about a SORRY co-salutatorian!!!</p>
<p>Long story short: my school sends 13%-20% to a 4-year or 2-year; we're barely got our 6-year WASC accredition. The other co-salutatorian was a lot better--Harvard--and the valedictorian went on to Yale. Both are enjoying themselves at their respected Ivies.</p>
<p>the person i know got full scholarship at brown, i.e. paying 0 (zero) dollars</p>
<p>he got a writing 420, verbal 660, maths 720</p>
<p>what do u say ??</p>
<p>your co-sal couldnt break 1000 on the SAT?!?! that kind of looks bad for your school (too easy)</p>
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<p>he got a writing 420, verbal 660, maths 720</p>
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<p>what was his hook?</p>