<p>I've heard Duke, Pomona, Dartmouth, MIT, Cal Tech are all huge on test scores. Well, what others scores are big on SAT's, SAT II's, and ACT. WHat schools aren't? (besides UChicago).</p>
<p>The thing is that most top schools get 10,000-15,000 applicants each year with amazing tests scores. What gets you in to a school is the other stuff...</p>
<p>it's not that great test scores will get you into CalTech. It's more that not getting outstanding scores raises a red flag to them. It's more like a prerequisite then something that will get you in.</p>
<p>To use an analogy, you'd better take calculus if you apply to CalTech, but taking calculus won't get you in either.</p>
<p>NYU(emphasis)
Mt Holyoke(not emphasis)</p>
<p>aren't state schools also huge on numbers and less on ECs?</p>
<p>State schools like UCs are huge on GPAs but not sure about SAT. I've seen the scattergram of Acadia high school and a lot got in with scores around 1900-2100.</p>
<p>Big schools care most about numbers because they don't have time to individually scrutinize every aspect of your application. So schools such as:</p>
<p>NYU
Michigan
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UNC Chapel Hill
U of Wisconsin
USC</p>
<p>Places like that.</p>
<p>At U. of Illinois, admission was a straight formula of GPA and test score. I don't know if that is true anymore. Also, I imagine it might be done differently for out-of-state students.</p>