SATs are not as important as you think.

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<p>This just shows that Community Service can be a big hook if you’re as involved with it as OP was. One of the things I wish I had done was get more involved in Community Service (for the record, I was accepted to my top choice schools. I wish I had done more service just because it’s a good thing to do). It doesn’t mean that SATs are unimportant, just that they won’t keep you out until you get below 1500/2400.</p>

<p>On a side note, you probably wrote some amazing essays.</p>

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<p>No offense, but your school could not have been “extremely competitive” if you maintained straight As with an 1890 SAT and other scores like that. I have a 2400 and I’m not even in the top 20 students in my class because of my multiple A minuses, although my school only ranks by percentile. All the kids ranked above me besides one has gotten over a 2300 on their SAT. That is “extremely competitive.”</p>

<p>But don’t let that take away from my admiration of your service, because I truly do admire the things you have accomplished.</p>

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<p>woooooow… you got accepted to Harvard!!!O:</p>

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<p>congrats on making it to these top notch schools wanderlust93!</p>

<p>However, the question u should be really asking yourself is whether these top notch schools are even good for u?</p>

<p>No offense or anything, will your grades suffer in Stanford, when virtually everyone around you has top-notch scores?</p>

<p>I recommend to focus on your academics more in college (assuming you can make the adjustments), otherwise the rigor of these top-notch schools will only be sucking money out of your pocket (or your parent’s) with you not actually receiving all the benefits.</p>

<p>Getting into top-notch schools do not make u rich. In fact, if you do not correctly utilize the tools available in such good schools, getting into a top-botch school is pointless.</p>

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<p>I am not sure how anyone else feels, but I don’t agree with 9434260. How many students have gotten into top schools with lower scores and done extremely well? They have THEN gone on to Ivy League graduate schools. If they weren’t good enough? How did they succeed in their classes in order to make it to graduation? Then apply/garner admission to other stellar schools?</p>