<p>Hi everyone.</p>
<p>I received my SAT scores today. 660CR/750M/720W. </p>
<p>My "superscore" is now a 2170. These new scores have devastated me because I practiced and prepped a lot over the summer and early school year. Feels like all the time I spent was wasted. </p>
<p>How badly will this impact admissions into Brown/Cornell/Dartmouth? Those are my top three schools that I really would love to attend.</p>
<p>Should I take ACT at this point? I took it a few months ago without studying (some things were going on in my life at that time) and scored upper thirties in Math and English, but scored around 25 in both the Science and Reading portions. </p>
<p>Most students would kill for those scores. There’s no harm in trying the ACT one more time, but do not pin all your hopes on a major score increase at this stage. Cornell has a higher acceptance rate, but I’ve seen statistics showing that Brown rejects the majority of applicants with 2400 SAT scores. People also get into those colleges with your scores. </p>
<p>2170 is 98th percentile. Nothing wrong with that at all. If it makes you feel better than go ahead and try the ACT you’d have to get like a 32+ to repeat the level you have on the SAT. </p>
<p>@woogzmama @SvFalcons74 Thank you for your comments. I feel a little better. </p>
<p>Still, I am very discouraged when I see many applicants having 2250+ SAT scores. </p>
<p>No prob.
The 2250s are few and far between my friend. Think of it this way. 2250 puts a tester at about the 99.3rd or so percentile of the SAT. If you apply that to the 1.67 million test takers (Estimation for 2014) that means only 12000ish kids will get at or above that score. I guarantee you they aren’t all applying to the same schools you are. Take a deep breath and you will allllll be good. </p>
<p>I disagree with the previous posters. If you are applying to a state school, then those scores would be okay but if you applying to Ivy’s, then I suggest you re-take. If you feel that you can get a higher score if you re-take, then by all means go for it. You should do anything you can to boost your admission chances.</p>
<p>Yes, I do realize that many students would kill for those scores, but I fail to see how that relates to YOU. Those students are other people, you are you. It is only by striving to be the best that we as people can achieve excellence.</p>
<p>The real question is whether you can get a better score. Everyone would reach a plateau at some point. It may or may not be 2200+. If you have already thoroughly prepared and the score you got is in line with your practice score, there isn’t much room for improvement. Trying ACT is a good idea as one may do better in one test or the other. Do not just keep retaking the test hoping the score will keep increasing. Otherwise, there is no point in standardized test. Once you have reached your plateau score, look at other aspects in your credential to see if you can improve other things.</p>
<p>I strongly agree with billcsho. My DS spent way too much time on the SAT. He wound up with a 2170 and is none too pleased, but he wasted a lot of time struggling to get maybe 20 or 30 more points. He would have been far better off focusing more on his ECs. </p>
<p>There is a lot more then just your SAT score. What is your GPA? </p>