What scores should by my goal for the ivies and others??

Colleges & Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>Okay, so I plan to apply to Princeton, Stanford, Duke, UChicago, Northwestern, and Emory... I am trying to add more schools to my list, just not sure which...</p>

<p>Nonetheless, here are my stats so far:</p>

<p>Academics:
GPA: 4.78 (4.0)
RANK: 1 in a class of approximately 300</p>

<p>EC's:
Academic Decathlon (10-present)</p>

<p>Latin Club (10) program ended because the rep was a student-teacher.</p>

<p>Student Council; Vice President (10-present)</p>

<p>ASM Pre-Apprentice (summer before 10)</p>

<p>Freshman Connection Youth Leader Program (summer before 10 and planning to do it again this upcoming summer)</p>

<p>National Honor Society (11-present)</p>

<p>Hispanic Honor Society (11-present)</p>

<p>Hospital Volunteer (11-present)</p>

<p>Awards:
Not much... I entered a Hipanic Heritage Month Essay Competition sophmore year and won 1st place.</p>

<p>Personal Info:
Hispanic: Mexican-American
Income Bracket: <60,000</p>

<p>So I know the schools I plan to apply to are a crap-shoot, especially when I am not so special. jaja. So yeah, what scores should I aim for on the SAT and ACT? Should I choose one over the other?</p>

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<p>Sorry I mean ‘be my goal…’ jaja. We all make mistakes!</p>

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<p>bump bump…</p>

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<p>you can choose whichever you feel among SAT and ACT.
Well its always better to aim for the perfect score. You probably already know the mid 50% scores. So that question is not an um… an intelligent one!</p>

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<p>It probably isn’t, but I wanted to know the opinion of others. But your remark implies that chance threads are useless as well, and I am pretty sure you have done at least one.</p>

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<p>You’ll want a 2150 at the lowest. 2250+ is preferable.</p>

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<p>Your “goal” should be 800 on everything and/or a 36 ACT. The closer you come to that the better.</p>

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<p>Frankly, the bottom range of scores is related to the strength of the rest of your app. For an Ivy, could be 1950+. (Though no one score should be in the pits.) It depends on what else you offer. Even a 2300 and URM won’t make up for lackluster- esp considering the competition. Remember that Ivy reviews are holistic.</p>

<p>And yes, chance me’s are more about reassurance, labelling something a reach or match, than about reality.</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone!! You guys were a big help. </p>

<p>I understand URMs and perfect scores do not guarantee a spot in these highly competitive universities. However, I have been aiming for a 2100 or a 30, but everyone else is right: the closer to a perfect score, the better. Therefore, my goals should be higher. </p>

<p>I am strongly grateful for your feedback!! (:</p>