<p>the average population scores around 1530 if I remember correctly…</p>
<p>the average CC population scores like a 2250…</p>
<p>don’t believe what they same about averages…it all matters about the school and if you are on target for your match school, then nice job!</p>
<p>“well I think for one student whose first language is English, especially American, 2080 is not high enough. Spending 16 years in English speaking country should give you higher result then.”</p>
<p>but that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re perfect in math
and plus, according to that argument… everyone should be getting above 2080… which would make SATs utterly pointless because of.. inflation, i guess you could say? although i wouldn’t mind that at all</p>
<p>I wish I got a 2080, and I applied to Brown.
Granted, everything else I had was pretty much up to par, and I did better on the ACT.</p>
<p>So don’t look at your SAT score as your be all end all.</p>
<p>Damn, you beat me by 10 points.</p>
<p>SAT scores are not everything. I will say though that 2200+ is probably necessary for merit aid.</p>
<p>It’s absolutely not about SAT scores. Is your GPA strong? A higher score might help a weak GPA, but your score definitely won’t hurt for those top LACs.</p>
<p>It won’t detract from your chances at any college. It won’t add anything either. Theyll just look for other compelling stuff in other parts of your application. So if you can raise it, great, but if you can’t, there’s a million other things you can do.</p>
<p>i say anything over a 2000+ is fine for all but the “best of the best” universities (HYPSM), and even then a lot of kids get accepted with lower scores.</p>
<p>^^Bad advice.</p>
<p>2080 is a very good score, especially if you did very well on some section. i got a 2150 but i just got low 700 in all of my sections which doesn’t look too good at all. english is my second language, but one who has english as his/her first langauge shouldn’t be blamed for having a 2080. that’s ridiculous.
just crossing fingers for may SAT scores…blehh.</p>
<p>One good link was shared above. This link </p>
<p><a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools; </p>
<p>provides more detail, and shows that a score of 2080 put people at the 96th percentile of members of class of 2007 who took the SAT. That’s pretty good.</p>
<p>2080 is good man, just not on CC’s standards, I got a 2060, it was the highest in my school and i got into Cornell, so I think that puts things in perspecitve.</p>
<p>2200+ is not necessary for all merit aid.</p>
<p>I only did slightly better than you, and I was offered a full ride (tuition + room and board) at Brandeis. I’ll be attending Princeton this fall. It’s NOT all about your SAT score.</p>
<p>If you can, you should try to improve your score. It does play a pretty significant role in admissions, and higher scores do increase your chances of getting into a better college. However, I wouldn’t obsess about this.</p>
<p>Colleges nowadays are much more interested in your whole ‘package’
GPA, ECs, essays, letters of rec, interviews, etc</p>
<p>Don’t lose sight of your entire package when you are stressing about your SAT scores. It’s only a PART of your package. Remember to give some TLC to the rest, especially essays IMO.</p>
<p>That’s a good score. 
Don’t let the CC nerds get to ya…</p>