<p>theres another question i would like to post- i read michelle hernandez's A is for admission and was wondering was the SAT offered in 97 and earlier harder than the current ones- because it seemed that colleges then would look as 700 as an accomplishments rather than "not another regualr" score. please comment</p>
<p>Hernandez certainly is a bit outdated. Some info provided could vary. But one thing I am sure of, is that SATs AND GPAs are viewed with perhaps the utmost attention in the college application. They are the best indicators of a student's performance in high school academics. </p>
<p>In order to make the first round of "cuts," one must have a decent (preferably 2100+) SAT score in order to be considered for further attention and review. SAT scores are the first things an admissions official will look at, and it should give hint to this student's academic and intellectual abilities. </p>
<p>It never hurts to do well on SATs, there's no doubt about that.</p>
<p>alchemist...</p>
<p>no, i'm white, and i don't think that i had any major hooks.</p>
<p>when i went to pre-frosh weekend, i met some of the admissions people and they knew who i was as soon as i said my name, so apparently i was a big hit haha. anyways, one of them said that i "had a story", so i guess that means that my background and my essays really engaged the adcoms</p>
<p>*another told me that recommendations are a tremendous portion, and he said "obviously your teachers and counselors really liked you and saw some great potential"</p>
<p>6xx/800/6xx got into Princeton ED.
But he was valedictorian in Thomas Jefferson of Korea.</p>
<p>another question.. is it a good idea to write to department heads and say like youre really interested in being part of their department and why... and can they talk to deans on that...any thoughts?</p>
<p>good idea, give a try. Maybe it'll help.</p>
<p>thanks any one else have some ideas or experiences</p>
<p>no one should stress too much...my brother got in with a 1410 old SAT I, 780 math IIC, 760 bio, and 7something writing. anything over 700 in any subject or section of the SAT I is competitive</p>
<p>So if someone were not hooked (like most people), and were relying primarily on their academics, would princeton overlook a "bad" sat score that's below 2200 assuming the rest of the major tests (AP's and SATII's) are high?</p>
<p>I hope this is not too random.
I have taken the SAT 3 sepreate times and for each test
i have significantly different results for each section</p>
<p>[CR/WR/MTH]</p>
<p>1) 560/ 620/ 770
2) 580/770/710
3)760/690/700</p>
<p>Does princeton take best scores? (would they simply see a 760/770/770)</p>
<p>They will see all of your scores, but they will only count the highest in each section, in your case 760/770/770.</p>
<p>But how on earth did you get your CR from 560 to 760? That's unheard of.</p>
<p>that's such an odd combination of scores, but good job on your composite!</p>
<p>yep, they only take the best scores of each section from the three different sittings.</p>
<p>I know the ap says you can send in supplemental material, including cds for us band geeks...
If we're really good on a really unusual instrument, will it be particularly beneficial to give a demo cd?</p>
<p>Go for it. Unusual talents are (almost) always a good "hook" to distinguish you form the crowd. If you'll pardon the pun, the more you play it up in your app, the better.</p>
<p>If the average sat of accepted students was 2170, does anyone know if they keep track of average for rejected students? I'd be interested to see if it was a lot lower or about the same.</p>
<p>i'm sick of people saying "they'll see your other scores, but will take your highest"...what do they REALLY do?! do previous scores affect admissions at all?</p>
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<p>You can be certain that Princeton keeps track of data like that. However, it's highly unlikely that they would publicly release it.</p>
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i'm sick of people saying "they'll see your other scores, but will take your highest"...what do they REALLY do?! do previous scores affect admissions at all?
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<p>Unless you take the test an unusual number of time (say more than four or five) or have a suspicious scoring pattern, your prior scores will not affect your chances of admission.</p>
<p>Just remember, the SAT is only really used as one of a number of factors for assessing your academic strength. This assessment is based on a broad number of indicators, and a relatively poor performance on the SAT will not really hurt you if it is compensated for by strength in the other indices.</p>
<p>The SAT Reasoning Test really isn't about testing one's intellectual or academic depth at all. Some people never study and later score 2200+ easily, while others struggle through years of hard work to achieve an adequate score. This so-called "reasoning test" is simply testing one's "reasoning" abilities, or one's level of "critical" thinking (sort of an IQ test).</p>