<p>Guys, what do you think is the difference between a 2200+ score and a 2300+ score? (don't say "of 100 points") If you get 2200 --> You probably got a one question wrong in Math, and about 3 each in Writing and Reading. If you get 2300---> You probably got an 800 in math, and a couple of questions wrong in either of the remaining two.</p>
<p>Do you think it's only a matter of luck, and what you do at that MOMENT? A guy who scores 2240 can score 2300 in another test.
I don't think you need to LEARN more "strategies" when you have scored a 2200+ score. It's only a matter of concentration now.... You need no more practice.. Just need to concentrate. </p>
<p>I think your thesis is missing a big chunk! The difference between a 2200 and a 2300 could be an acceptance letter or a rejection letter.</p>
<p>However, with that said, the majority of schools superscore, thus, if you have 800 on M, then retake it and concentrate only on one section of the test.</p>
<p>It is not about concentration alone, at a certain point every student has a limit of their knowledge, you can concentrate until the cows come home, but that doesn’t mean when they say a hand is to a golf club is like… you will get the answer correct.</p>
<p>there’s a very fine line between low 700s and high 700s, so one or two questions can make a huge difference. I got 3 questions wrong on my SAT math and got a 720, but if I got one more right, it would have been a 760, which is a huge difference. 40 points lost for one wrong answer!</p>
<p>^ I have some qualms about Silverturtle’s guide. Firstly, the data collected is majorly from the ‘Results’ Threads’ posted on CC. Only a percent of the total applicants are on this site, and only a handful of those who get selected bother to post their stats. I just cannot rely on stats based on a few hundred people. Moreover, who takes the responsibility for the credibility of the scores/stats posted? Sure, 2300>2200, but it’s greater by just about 4 questions. Colleges realize that, and that’s why your GPA, your academic performance, your interest in activities other than sports etc etc and MANY more things come in to play.
My point is, that if you have a certain score, say 2250+, it may or may not make a difference to your college, if you scored a 2310. I know many people who got rejected with a 2300+ score, and I know more people who get selected with a 2200+ score. In no way, am I saying that scoring less enhances your chances… That is ludicrous… But what I am saying is that most of the accepted 2300+ students that we see on the “results’ thread”, have a markedly better profile, in general. Compiling date, using a few students’ SAT score alone, provides a very distorted image (rather skewed).<br>
Having said that, I really appreciate the marvelous work done by Silverturtle in making such a terrific study and information resource. The kid should publish it if s/he hasn’t! Who knows, s/he might make a career out of it! :)</p>
<p>I think people on CC forget sometimes about how 700+ scores are quite impressive. And to get a 2200+, most people get 700+ on all three sections. At my school, not many people get about 1900 or 2000, let alone 2200 or 2300. I’m in the 99th percentile with a 2230. So, to me, if you claim that it’s an SAT score that doesn’t get you into Yale or Dartmouth or Cornell or Williams, I think that’s a lame excuse. If you have 2200+, you can write a dang good essay and get in. SAT scores only reaffirm your intelligence. You have to show that you’re more than intelligent. If scores really meant that much, the averages would be much higher. Yale could fill a class with 2300+ and it doesn’t. That shows the importance of scores.</p>
<p>If you’re referring to the list where I compile the acceptance percentages over various ranges at various schools, those data are from the schools’ Web sites, not CC.</p>
<p>I’m someone who started at 2100 and improved to 2300+, and I can tell you that there is a significant difference. It’s rarely luck. Most people who score 2300+ score around that consistently, and the same can be said for 2200’ers.</p>
LMAO. I missed that. <<awkward turtle=“”>></awkward></p>
<p>Luminouzz
I finally AM scoring ~2300. It’s like 2250 - 2320. Big range, I know. But YAY! Math is the key for me. If I can score 750+ in that, it means my score will be >2300. xD
Busting my a$$, doing those math problems, which are so easy, that you get them wrong.</p>
