<p>^even for the Asian pool (and even if it’s a superscore)? Sorry if I sound annoying, I’m just worried</p>
<p>Not really if your talking about ivies. 2300+ (one sitting, as most ivies do not superscore) would be preferable, esp. since ur an asian.</p>
<p>Oh crap. ■■■ ■■■ ■■■ ■■■</p>
<p>I guess 2200 superscore for asians is really bad 
now I’m super worried</p>
<p>no its not. Anyone with a score over 2200 is smart. A 2200 is in the top 99th percentile. People who tell you otherwise are dumb. There is only a slight difference in intelligence between a 2200 and a 2400.</p>
<p>^ That might be what others might say, but if you read silverturtle’s, you’ll be that based on his collection of results on the decisions, very little 2200s make it, with 70 percent (i think?) being 2300+s, and that the chances of getting in actually grow EXPONENTIALLY as you consider 2300+s.</p>
<p>I consider what I got (770M 700R 730W) solid. A 2000 means I had a bad day. 2100 is decent, but I could do better. If I got 2300 I had a very lucky day and received a score I don’t really deserve.</p>
<p>But on a more serious note, no college will flat out reject anyone having a 2100 or higher, even Ivies. The fact that your application as a whole couldn’t make up for your somewhat uncompetitive SAT score is what prevented you from being accepted.</p>
<p>aww that’s comforting to know 
thanks
now I don’t feel so stupid!</p>
<p>@Gensis: But you have realize that a 2300 or higher is 99th+ Percentile, while 2200-2290 is 99th percentile, meaning that they have to take a substantial amount of 2200’s, because of the rarity of a 2300-2400 score. </p>
<p>This is how I see it 2000-2100ish is a negative to the app</p>
<p>2200+ is nuetral (Essay’s make the decision along with EC’s)
2300+ is a small positive (Same as the former)
2400 stands out and makes a significant difference as along as everything else is there.</p>
<p>I think anything above an 1800 is a “good” score. The average is a 1500, so being 300 + the average is great. On CC, the average is like a 2200 and people aim for a 2300 +, which is great but that’s not how it is at a normal public high school. At my school, people are thrilled with a 1500. In fact, I know people who are thrilled with scores less than that. I guess it depends on which schools the student is going for. At an average state school, an average score will do just fine. But at an Ivy League/top school, the 2200+ is the preferred score.</p>
<p>^ We’re talking about the Top 20 schools in the nation though.</p>
<p>But in general anything above 1500/2400 is actually good considering its above the national average.</p>
<p>Would you be happy with a C+? I know I wouldn’t. Settling for “above average” isn’t good enough for many students and certainly not for many moderately selective (or higher) colleges. Getting a 1640 might be above average, but it’s definitely not “good”. Again, it does depend on your perspective, but in my eyes, above average or even good is not “good enough”. A few of my friends and I made a scaling table for the SAT which I will post here:</p>
<p>2300-2400: Spectacular (A+)
-------- (cutoff as to what I personally view as a great score)
2100-2290: Excellent (A)
-------- (cutoff as to what I personally view as a good score)
2000-2090: Great (B)
1700-1990: Competent (C)
1500-1690: Average (D)
Below 1500: gg (F)</p>
<p>@WedgeDawg you didn’t read both of my posts.</p>
<p>In reality some with a 2200 wont get in some with a 2200 will, Some with a 2300 will and some with a 2200 wont. It’s really your application as a whole.</p>
<p>I actually did read both (all three) of your posts and my response was not directed specifically at you, rather at the thread (or at least this portion of it) in its totality. I’m just putting my view on “good scores” on the table. I’m not disagreeing with your contention that 2200 gives you a decent shot at selective schools, but let’s not delude ourselves: no one’s getting into Yale with a 1600.</p>
<p>I agree. 10 Char.</p>
<p>I got about a 2160. I was happy at first, but now I wish I could have taken it again. It’s all good though…I have a 1500 M/C so I obviously wish writing weren’t even a part.</p>
<p>Good thing it really only is at Ivies/UofC. Vanderbilt and NU barely look at it…sweet!</p>
<p>^so Ivies <em>do</em> look at the W section? :D</p>
<p>2000+ is good for me. I’m sure there’s a psychological explanation, but no one can deny that the 2 makes a difference, even if you’re comparing 2010 and 1980.</p>
<p>When I first took the SAT before I knew about this site, I had 2100 as my minimum standard (based off my performance on the PSAT). Any lower and I’d retake, any higher and I’d be done. </p>
<p>Then I came here to CC, where you need a 2300+ to even have a slight chance at a top ten school.</p>
<p>^lol not true. There are people who get in with low 2000s. You just have to be strong in the other parts of your application. </p>
<p>Questions: do Ivies like Harvard, Brown, and Cornell look at the Writing section of the SAT? (i.e. do they care a lot about it-more than M or CR?)</p>