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I think that this thread started being dysfunctional when the OP asked for people's opinions, then told some people that their opinions were wrong. Or when he/she asked for people's opinions and experiences, then said he/she only wanted numbers.
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You hit the nail on the head. The OP cannot just proclaim an opinion to be wrong if it isn't what s/he wants to hear.</p>
<p>"The OP cannot just proclaim an opinion to be wrong if it isn't what s/he wants to hear."</p>
<p>amen</p>
<p>Do you think I'll be accepted to Princeton as a black male with a 2370? :) :) :)</p>
<p>As for a perfect SAT score: 2400 SAT, 2400 in 3 SAT II's and 3 5's on AP exams. It doesn't buy you a ticket to all universities, however you will be hard pressed to find people denied from schools outside HYPSM with those kind of stats.</p>
<p>"Do you think I'll be accepted to Princeton as a black male with a 2370?"</p>
<p>Are you joking? You don't even have to apply; just walk in and sign up.</p>
<p>Fredfred-
There are students with "perfect" standardized test scores turned down from more schools than you mention, for different reasons (Tufts syndrome, etc). </p>
<p>Aristotle-
As for the URM, I think Princeton will send a limo :)</p>
<p>fred, don't apply to northwestern. i really wanna go there and you're just gonna make me look bad. princeton yeah go there. perfect. you'll get in.</p>
<p>i think fred could write his essay about how fun it was being in jail and still get into 99% of schools in the country.</p>
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i think fred could write his essay about how fun it was being in jail and still get into 99% of schools in the country.
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<p>Ahahahahaha, no question. </p>
<p>Don't worry, Fred, Princeton's already dispatched helicopters to your location to pick you up. They'll be there soon.</p>
<p>no fair. i want a helicopter....</p>
<p>There's no such thing as a score that will get you in anywhere. College admissions are not math equations.</p>
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College admissions are not math equations.
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<p>Again, that's entirely untrue. A 2400 will get you a 75% chance of going to Harvard regardless of race, and while I don't know the statistics, I'd be curious as to whether a URM has ever been rejected from Harvard with a 2350 or higher.</p>
<p>Ehh...but you see my grades aren't so good haha. (As in barely top 10% good) But thanks for the comments. <em>waiting for limo</em></p>
<p>What do you mean by "aren't so good"? What are they? I mean, as long as your average is a solid B in advanced classes, I think you're in.</p>
<p>Well better than solid B, more like solid B+/A-. Yet our school is pretty hard....like I get 800s on SAT IIs that I get a B in the class in.</p>
<p>Usually the people that got 2400(first time) at the local high school also has amazing GPAs, that may explain why they have better chance at HYPMS.</p>
<p>This year, from a top tier blue ribbon Northeastern school, there were a couple of URMs that got accepted in Ivys with SAT scores of 2200-2250. One had nearly perfect GPA and was in top 5%.</p>
<p>@Fred</p>
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Well better than solid B, more like solid B+/A-. Yet our school is pretty hard....like I get 800s on SAT IIs that I get a B in the class in.
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<p>I don't know what you're worried about. That's a fine GPA, especially with your SAT I and II scores and URM status.</p>
<p>seriously. if anybody turned you down, i think they'd have to be mentally retarded. every college that is looking to diversify is looking for students like you.</p>
<p>I know a URM who was a double legacy at Stanford, and an athletic recruit. He was deferred SCEA (and then rejected) with a 2310 (800 Verbal, 750 Math, 760 Writing), and top 5% GPA. But he got into a ton of schools RD (Stanford spooked him and he applied to like 12) and is at Pomona now.</p>
<p>Why would Stanford do that? Really, that is one of those things that makes no sense. I guess that's just where essays, recs, and numbers' game come into play. But still. Strange.</p>