<p>I currently have a 2370 SAT, but as a Junior with score choice I definitely see myself getting 2400 at some point. Out of the Ivies(and S/MIT) which school would give the most importance to a 2400?</p>
<p>None. They use the holistic approach; they look at your application as a whole. SAT score is at least important.</p>
<p>^ This is assuming that the rest of my app is solid(which it is, btw)</p>
<p>Princeton accepts about half of people with 2400’s, they said so themselves. That’s not 100% acceptance but that’s about 6x higher than it is for any randomly selected applicant. And the CC lore is that Duke and Dartmouth are bigger on top-notch SAT scores than are some of their peers. That’s just what I’ve read informally, though</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry about it at all. 2370 is a very impressive score. If you retake the SAT trying to get a perfect score, you run the risk of scoring below 2370 (which offsets the potential benefits of a perfect score IMO). No school is going to reject you for having a 2370 instead of a 2400. If anything, retaking would make you seem too obsessed with the score. Congratulate yourself and enjoy not having to test again!</p>
<p>50% admit rate to princeton? LOL i will definitely consider sending in an app</p>
<p>edit: ufohunter…score choice is going into effect. colleges will only see my best score and will have no idea how many
times I tested.</p>
<p>Oh wow, you’re right. It’s weird to think about it that way since that’s not how it is for my class. In that case I don’t see how it could hurt. If you feel like spending a Saturday morning testing, then why not?</p>
<p>See </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/377882-how-do-top-scorers-tests-fail-gain-admission-top-schools.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/377882-how-do-top-scorers-tests-fail-gain-admission-top-schools.html</a> </p>
<p>for some perspective.</p>
<p>See </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/377882-how-do-top-scorers-tests-fail-gain-admission-top-schools.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/377882-how-do-top-scorers-tests-fail-gain-admission-top-schools.html</a> </p>
<p>for some perspective.</p>
<p>Princeton probably has a 50% acceptance rate for 2370 too. </p>
<p>The more you waste your time taking the SAT the more likely you are to end up among the 50% that are rejected.</p>
<p>the difference between a 2370 and a 2400 could be one left blank instead of one wrong.
You did absolutely amazing, don’t, for the love of god, retake</p>
<p>If you honestly believe that a 2400 is infinitesimally significant over a 2370, then you don’t know much about college admissions and the weight they place on standardized scores. Your 2370 is obviously a stellar achievement. Any more effort on your part could only be chalked up to vanity. Go do some ECs or something useful instead.</p>
<p>CalTech places a heavy emphasis on scores…</p>
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<p>Eh…sort of. It’s a requirement to have stellar scores, but once you are above 750 on each section they look at other academic criteria (recommendations, academic competitions, research, etc…) (One caveat: it is prety much expected that you get a Math SATII of 800 because of the generous curve.) Grades must be top-notch as well, of course.</p>
<p>“edit: ufohunter…score choice is going into effect. colleges will only see my best score and will have no idea how many
times I tested.”</p>
<p>not true. on the common app you report the dates and scores of the tests you’ve taken.</p>
<p>oh gosh now im concerned </p>
<p>if princeton accepts almost half of perfect scorers, and 28.9% of those who have 2300-2400 (princeton admissions website), then I and my 2310 (730/800/780) dont seem to stand a very good chance.</p>
<p>Now, im just wondering, would the difference between in that case a 2400 and a 2300 be significant? or would the percentage disparities just be based on the kinds of students with a 2400 and the kinds of students with a 2300? </p>
<p>so now my question, in relation to that of choklitrain, is if theres a big difference between a 2300 and a 2400 (or for practical purposes a high 2300 something) in the admissions process. cuz i had been happy with my 2310 / ACT 35 thinking that retaking and getting like a 2360-2380 / ACT 36 wouldnt make any difference. now im flustered lol.</p>
<p>I think you guys are worrying too much. Those correlations don’t mean that those people got in because of the sat scores and that the 30 points lower will cut your chances in half. It just means that the people that get 2400 usually are amazing at every other academic category so more of them get in. None of them got in because of the 2400 and wouldn’t have gotten in with a 2350. Once they’re that high there’s almost no difference because a 2300 - 2400 could be just a difference of one wrong on each section or a different curve and you definitely won’t improve your chances with those 3 more right if the other things that got more 2400 people in aren’t there so worry about those.</p>
<p>trickysock: since you mention P, you might find this discussion from Yale adcom helpful. She states that the scores are the least significant factor when reading their files</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/583387-report-yale-information-session-sunday-19-october-2008-minnesota.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/583387-report-yale-information-session-sunday-19-october-2008-minnesota.html</a></p>
<p>While not P, Y’s philosophy is a close approximation, I’d gather.</p>