<p>okay everyone knows that harvard rejects one in four 2400s, and a perfect score won't get you in and yada yada. but i was just wondering if a perfect score would help at all during the admissions process.</p>
<p>Of course it helps....! It's just that 2400 isn't the only aspect of your application</p>
<p>3 of 4 perfect scores get in. Of course it helps. I'm retaking the test in January so I can have a chance at a perfect score....</p>
<p>yeah me 2!.. how are u preparing kamikazewave?</p>
<p>I'm not :D. Just been doing the question a day from the Collegeboard.</p>
<p>I think I'll start reviewing the prep books soon, do practice tests etc.</p>
<p>i heard the figure is more like 2/5. does anybody have a source for the 3/4?</p>
<p>Remember that students with a 2400 SAT score also tend to have very enticing ECs and grades. The 3 out of 4 statistic only represents a correlation between two variables, not a direct causation (some of this terminology is probably wrong; I never took AP stats).</p>
<p>Check out the featured discussion about the Newsweek article "Would Albert Einstein Get into College." The statistic is cited on the first page and it says "1 out of 4 students with a perfect SAT score are rejected." It also says that "4 out of 5 valedictorians are rejected from Princeton."</p>
<p>Yeah, i do the college board question of the day as well. Though it is kind of pointless right now, considering i'm only a sophomore, but i do feel like i'm preparing pretty well.</p>
<p>Does harvard consider your individual best scores in CR, Math and Writing and then add them up for your overall scores (as in they could be from different test dates)?</p>
<p>Sparkle- yes.</p>
<p>The last I heard about acceptance rates for perfect SATs, it was 39 percent.</p>
<p>is it easier to get a perfect score on the january test?....i'm planning on taking it next year</p>
<p>It's easier to get a perfect score if you READ, READ, READ, and READ; think about math problems for fun; and practice writing from time to time. Then be sure to be well rested the day before the test. Other than that, there is no particular time of the year when you can count on a higher score. Aren't you in the Southern Hemisphere? That puts the January SAT test date at a time of the year with lots of daylight, which I would expect to be helpful. Here at 45 degrees north latitude, it's plenty dark when students get up to take the SAT in January, as my son has done for Talent Search testing.</p>
<p>Dude ammar- stop posting threads just to brag about your 2400. SATS arent everything, both you and I know that, and I'm sure there's no difference between a 2390, 2320, and a 2400 so calm down.</p>