The Perfect Sat Score- No Longer A 2400????

Applying to College
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<p>I would imagine that Stanford would do that because the applicant failed to show the spark of intellectual vitality that is necessary. Or maybe he didn't follow the advice from Stanford's own website:</p>

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Many</a> applicants worry so much about whether or not they will get into Stanford that they neglect to think first about who they are, what they value, and what they want to achieve from their college experience. If you take time to reflect on what matters to you and why, you will have prepared to develop a strong application.

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We advise all prospective applicants, in fact, to resist the urge to “package” themselves in order to come across in a way they think Stanford wants. Such attempts simply blur the picture of who the student actually “is” – what he values, what motivates her, what may in fact be distinctive. The strongest applications we see each year are those where the student’s genuine voice stands out.

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<p>Yes, but he was still able to get into HYP,etc.
He seemed to think it was because many had applied to Stanford SCEA from his high school (elite private)...but it was really surprising because he was not only super-qualified, but a double legacy, and an athletic recruit. </p>

<p>The point is that there is no combination that will GUARANTEE admission to any school. Sure, looking at his stats, many would say that he had a 99% chance at Stanford, but there is always that other 1%....regardless, he got into many other great schools (and didn't sue anyone, which is always nice :p).</p>

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<p>He got into HYP, but he chose Pomona? Did he get a scholarship or was he naturally drawn to the school?</p>

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<p>Pomona only does need-based scholarships, and would offer a similiar package to Harvard and Princeton (or match theirs)</p>

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<p>exactly, then cost for Harvard and Princeton would not be a problem. So why did he pick pomona?</p>

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<p>Maybe he wanted a smaller LAC. Maybe he wanted to be closer to home. Maybe the costs of transportation from California to the East Coast were too much for him. Maybe he doesn't like to fly. </p>

<p>Could be all sorts of things. It doesn't have to make sense to you; it only needs to make sense to him. And Pomona will give him a great education. He didn't choose "down."</p>

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<p>He's from the East Coast.......he just really liked the school.</p>

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<p>An acquaintance of mine was informed by the College Board that he was the first ever to receive a 2500 on the SATs.</p>

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<p>Is that acquaintance Chuck Norris?</p>

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<p>No dude, it was Jack Bauer. Chuck Norris can't take the SAT. When he looks at it, it bursts into flame. Besides, if he ever did, the test would be so thoroughly destroyed that the scoring would change itself to Chuck or Fail. Obviously, a score of Chuck would be in the 99.99999999999999999999999999999999th percentile (that is roughly 1 in 6 billion).</p>

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Nope. It was back when the College Board was having all of those scoring errors.</p>

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<p>People really got scores ABOVE 800 on each (or any) section?</p>