<p>*I understand that the admissions office use so much more than the stats of the student when they are picking students but at the end of the day, its undeniably one of the most influential part of the students application. </p>
<p>The SAT is just not my thing. On a good day I can get 2200-2300 and I know this because every practice test I take for the SAT I receive scores in that range but when it comes to the actual test, I choke. ACT are also decent but my subject tests are up to the challenge.
The following are my stats, please tell me if they are decent enough to be accepted.</p>
<p>SAT I: 2120/1430
Critical Reading: 680
Math: 750
Writing: 690</p>
<p>Subject Tests:
Math II: 800
Physics: 770</p>
<p>ACT:
Composite: 32
English: 30
Math: 33
Reading: 30
Science: 33
Writing: 10</p>
<p>I really want to get into Harvard and I believe that I am Harvard material but I'm not sure if my scores are.</p>
<p>The higher scores you achieve in practice would certainly help your case. Are your practice tests written by the College Board? If so, try to do enough practice in a test-like setting so that you can go into a test and manage your nerves. If you can get, a score consistently in practice, you can do it on the real test too.</p>
<p>See, the first time I took it I received a 1990. I just wanted a baseline. But hubris took over and I signed up for the next session. I did not even study (which was incredibly stupid of me) and I received a lower grade. After that I took my third test. Score was 2100 but my practice tests like I said was a consistent 2200+ but I choked. 4th time I choked again and got a slightly higher 2120. I really don’t want to take a 5th one but I don’t know. What do you guys think? *and yes they are college board tests and the rest are Princeton review tests. I take an average 4 tests before the actual one. I just get so nervous because the SAT will determine my future!</p>
<p>OH NO! I wrote PRINCETON ON THE TITLE! No wonder people haven’t answered!</p>
<p>Your scores are Harvard material. Hundreds get in to Harvard every year with scores around yours or lower. The question is if the rest of your application can make up for them. </p>
<p>I read your thread in MIT’s forum and I have to say that if you are unhooked you will have a tricky time getting in to these kinds of schools, but there is still so much up in the air about you that I do not and cannot know, which nobody but admissions readers could know for certain. It’s obvious that you are enthusiastic about physics, so it will be great if you can communicate that. But at the same time it seems that it could be hard to verify that enthusiasm concretely with results. I would not try to wow admissions with the fact that neutrinos have mass, for example (as that is fairly common knowledge in my opinion). It also does not help that all of your great ideas have not actually been implemented. </p>
<p>I’m sure that your test scores are good enough for anywhere (maybe not Caltech, unfortunately). You should focus instead on writing a great essay that shows your passion for physics.</p>
<p>Thanks for your opinion huehuehue32.</p>
<p>However, for the neutrino mass thing the Standard Model actually states that the neutrino should not have mass. Yes, no mass. like the photon. Only recently has it been proven albeit not discovered that the neutrino has mass. lol sorry.</p>