What is the meaning of middle 50% of SAT Scores???

Applying to College
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<p>i see it one every college profile and i cant still cant make sense of what it means</p>

<p>does it mean if students were ranked in order of sat scores, the 50% would have a range of so and so score
which is hard to fathom considering how large the ranges are</p>

<p>so please enlighten me</p>

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<p>Middle 50% CR: 650-750</p>

<p>That would mean that 25% of admitted students have at or below 650, 25% have at or above 750, and the remaining 50% have between 650 and 750.</p>

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<p>Rule of thumb: If you’re an unhooked candidate, you should meet or exceed the stats at the upper 75% percentile to have a real shot. If you’re hooked (legacy, athlete, URM), you should still at least be able to have stats close the lower 25% percentile to have a good shot.</p>

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<p>thanks man</p>