Standardized Tests

^ As a general rule the SAT scores become relatively less important the higher ranked the school is. This is because the majority of kids applying to top 30ish schools have SAT/ACT scores above the 95% percentile, so the tiebreakers on who gets in and who doesn’t will be primarily grades, course rigour, essays, recommendations and ECs.

In addition, many schools may deemphasise the test scores further this year due to three exam options (Old SAT, New SAT and ACT) as there is no true comparison tool to compare across all three exams. I hope that helps.