scores good enough?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi all.</p>

<p>I've been reading posts on CC that below 2250 SATs are really not good enough for HYPS, etc.</p>

<p>My SAT is 2180.
SAT 2: 800 Math, 680 Lit
ACT: 33</p>

<p>I'm very confident with my GPA, ECs, volunteer hours, and my essays. That being said, are those scores detrimental?</p>

<p>I'm applying to H, Y, P (legacy), S, Berkeley, UCLA, USC</p>

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<p>A score of 2180 is indeed slightly low, as the 25-75 percentile of HYPS are approximately 700-790 for each section of the SAT, but your chances will not likely be significantly affected. </p>

<p>HYPS are be reaches for almost anyone even with a score of 2400. </p>

<p>Meanwhile, good grades/test scores and reasonable ECs will, with a good degree of reliability, get you into Cal, LA, and USC.</p>

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<p>Hi Bubbles.</p>

<p>How about for Cornell & Brown?</p>

<p>I was confident about UCLA at first, but they have around 90,000 applications this year so chances severely lessened!</p>

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<p>Cornell is the last ivy that unhooked applicants with high stats and strong ECs can quite reliably get accepted to. </p>

<p>UCLA has a lot of applicants, but it’s artificially inflated because anyone applying to any other UC can just check a box to apply to UCLA as well.</p>