<p>Which of the top schools put a lot of emphasis on test scores? There probably aren't too many, I was just wondering if there are though.</p>
<p>they all kinda do</p>
<p>let me clarify</p>
<p>i mean that they consider test scores as one of the most important factors. a lot of colleges say that they barely even look at test scores.</p>
<p>If you read the A for Admission book, Michelle Hernandez said Adcoms don't want to admit this but they still give preference to higher SAT I(or something like that), please get the book from the library and read to get a more accurate picture. I know you will hear a lot of people in this forum argue back and forth whether this is the case but I think if there is doubt about your SAT scores(low scores) they will look carefully at the whole application and take into account of everything.
I tend to believe this because the year before 3 kids got perfect scores(first time) from D high school got admit to Yale(with very high GPA also), this year one guy got perfect scores(that I know of) got into Cal tech.</p>
<p>by the way, that book is so hopelessly out of date. AI of 232 didn't do anything for me at harvard or yale lol</p>
<p>^^I know because I read that book when my daughter was entering middle school and now she is ready to apply to college. But I think the majority of the points are still there. I'm checking the book from Marilyn Jones out, I think this is the latest book.</p>
<p>Duke and Dartmouth will basically automatically accept you with a 2300+. No other elite school will.</p>
<p>Automatically? Michelle Hernandez was an adcom from Dartmouth.</p>
<p>Harvard and Yale can focus on the 7/8/9 AI's more than Dartmouth. Your 232 may have been more average than at Darty.</p>
<p>I don't 100% believe in the AI because it does not taking into the individual school which is kind of troubling. But I think they have to systematically form some kind of cut off point. I did not finish reading the whole book but I'm wondering if they read the application of all applicants, I mean the applicants with AI from 1-2.</p>
<p>Ok, not automatically, but it will give you a HUGE boost at Dartmouth and even more at Duke. At other super-elites, it'll get you a little more consideration, but not much else.</p>
<p>Another book that I read but don't remember which(could be the Cohen book) is the academic superstars like the ones that won Intel, Siemens, Westinghouse, etc.. Not sure if the A for Admission touch on those. They should be automatic admit I thought or at least close to it.</p>
<p>TooRichforAid - They'll read every app, but it's not going to be a long read for the 1/2 types. They'll look to see if you did something amazing, if not, you are in the first round reject pile.</p>
<p>Pardon my naivet</p>
<p>^^"Academic Index"</p>
<p>It's a ranking many elite colleges supposedly form, consisting of one's SAT I score, SAT II scores, and GPA.</p>
<p>i feel kinda skeptical about the AI thing. your total is screwed up completely if you don't have a rank or take the ACT instead. or am i just missing a section of the AI or something?</p>
<p>Thanks, aristotle. :)</p>
<p>According to the book, there is a way to convert from ACT to SAT.</p>
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<p>So would someone with top 25% class rank, yet a 2300+ on the sat have a better chance at duke compared to someone with a top 10% class yet only a 2100 on the SAT?</p>
<p>At Duke, yes. Look at their collegeboard site. They put test scores as "very important" yet gpa/class rank as only "considered".</p>