<p>Im an international student (from India). ive applied to MIT and Princeton. Ive been tryng to find out what SAT scores are considered competitive at this level. How indicative are the 'medians' which these colleges tell you?</p>
<p>I got a 1530 on my SAT I (750 V, 780 M), 2260 on my SAT II (800 in math IIC, Physics, and 660 in Writing), and 297 on my TOEFL (essay rating of 6)</p>
<p>Since im applying for courses in Science and Engineering, is it possible that they may overlook my SATII writing score?</p>
<p>ahhhhh another indian applicant to princeton! ar u indian bros hell bent on ruining my chances??? :p check out the "Indian Post" under "International Students" and ul get a reply from a fellow indian in less than 5 minutes...</p>
<p>lol, you know, when i really think about it, i feel so average in my indian community...we all have great stats, great this great that, grrr it makes me mad sometimes, we are all the SAME!..:P</p>
<p>I got into Princeton ED, I was 1510 (800 math), SAT2's of 710 (us history) 740 (writing) and 800 (math 2). So just looking at stats, you've got me beat.</p>
<p>As for what is "good", anything above 1500 total, especially if one of the two is an 800; and for 2's, anything above 700, is what I consider "good" - i.e. I'm impressed by it.</p>
<p>A 1530 is a great, competitive score for MIT and Princeton. Once you get to a certain range (1500+) they don't really nit-pick about tiny increases in scores.</p>
<p>is a 1330 (800m,530v) good enough for MIT, Caltech and other top engineering unis. btw, im an international and english is my 2nd language. will that really low verbal reduce my chances that much. TOEFL is 273</p>
<p>Thanks for your inputs. I was quite worried since my scores were kind of in the lowish ranges among the 3 of us who took the SATs, and my Extra Curricular activities are pretty pathetic!</p>
<p>Say newt, is there really a place called neptune or is it a joke?</p>
<p>OK..I dont know if this is relevant but my neighbor was an INDIAN- american and he applied ED to Princeton two years ago. He had a 1590, and all three SATII scores in the 800's. He took the hardest possible course load at his prestigous prep school and was still ranked in the top 5%.</p>
<p>He was deferred, and then rejected...</p>
<p>I would say the thing that made the difference was his extra curricular activites and leadership positions at school. Anyway, goodluck to you shash_rao!</p>
<p>Yeah shash_rao,u need to post more abt your extra-curriculars,rank,etc so that u get a realistic assessment.Your SAT scores are fine,but theyre not the only thing that schools look at</p>
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he prolly had poor ECs or bad essay =D test scores arent all that matters folks
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<p>That's not necessarily fair; HYPS can be extremely picky about having a hook, which is probably why HYPS shouldn't be emphasized as much as it is. I know lots of HYPS graduates that live with their parents. Yes, they were hooked. No, they didn't have many of the traits it took to get out of their parents' house. And I know lots of graduates from supposedly 'less selective' schools who are ten times as successful as those kids will ever be. </p>
<p>Getting into HYPS can often be a matter of being related to a professor, knowing the right alumnus/professor, or being a URM of some sort. In the world of college admissions, the rain does not fall equally on the hooked and the unhooked. If said student had trouble getting into almost every other Ivy League college/top 15 school, then you could legitimately say something was wrong with his application. But not just because he didn't get into HYPSM.</p>