<p>Someone with exceptional essays but really low SAT scores (lets just say 1950 out of 2400)</p>
<p>or</p>
<p>Someone with a 2350 but with really average/mediocre essays</p>
<p>Which one is a more likely acceptance?</p>
<p>with only this info, id have to say the first, but do both have same everything else? if all else is the same then the first one, cuz the essays are a big part, especialyl why penn</p>
<p>exceptional essays.</p>
<p>What about UW GPA?</p>
<p>Ugh!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Depends on SAT II's and school. Wharton will probably want to see a high math score (SAT I and II) regardless of the overall score out of 2400.</p>
<p>everything else is the same, both have high math II scores, both have 3.95UW gpa</p>
<p>1st without question</p>
<p>Pyar, is this a feeble attempt at a chances thread without really making one? Don't worry about your decision until the 14th. What happens will happen. Honestly, I say that both have the same chances (I would really have to read the essays to be 100% sure). You may think your essay is amazing, but if it rubs the adcom the wrong way, it loses all of its effect. It also depends on race (a high SAT URM is a huge plus) and location (a high SAT kid from Arkansas is pretty rare too).</p>
<p>The second.</p>
<p>JCoveney just crushed everyones' spirits</p>
<p>Coveney was the second person....... (except maybe a 1550 instead of 2350)</p>
<p>i don't want to upset anyone but if a kid is getting 2350s i have a feeling his essays will be fine. As long as essays aren't offensive or full of flagrant grammar mistakes, its not likely to hurt you. I'd say the second is more likely to get in but i'd say the first person definitely has a chance.</p>
<p>was he? I'm the second person...except 2300 except 2350...but actually my essays aren't mediocre</p>
<p>The probability is low for both....there are plenty with solid SATs with good/great essays. However, do they get in: of course.</p>
<p>I know you guys want to think someone who got a 1900 can make up for it with a really strong essay, but the essay doesn't count for THAT much. I mean, an essay can only be so good, and if you have a 2350 or whatnot, then a mediocre essay is not going to keep you out.</p>
<p>Value(2350)-Value(1900)>>Value(strong essay)-Value(weak essay)</p>
<p>I'm tending to agree with Coveney on this one, but it's definitely possible for somebody with a sub-2000 SAT to be admitted...it's just rare</p>
<p>I actually agree with Coveney. CCers think too much of essays. They cannot make up for poor grades or poor SATs (said by my Columbia regional adcom, not me). There are enough people with solid grades, solid SATs, solid ECs, and solid essays that to get in with a 1900 requires an amazing essay. The seasoned adcom has seen enough essays that it is nearly impossible to impress him. The people who get in with low SATs have a bunch of hooks (athlete and big donor mostly) and are not normal applicants. Also, these situations are useless because adcoms are never choosing between two different applicants for one final spot. Chances are, if it came down to this, both would be waitlisted, if not rejected.</p>
<p>I don't think either one will be accepted for the simple fact that there are plenty of applicants that have BOTH great essays and great SATs.
If this was ED, both would probably be deferred.</p>
<p>What makes an essay great, j/w? The way it's written/the language, or the topic/idea ?
My personal essay was about how the Museum of Natural History sparked my interest in learning about foreign cultures, and led me to take an anthropology course at Brown Univ, where I befriended kids from all over the nation and the globe (my roomate and best friend were from Bangladesh and South Korea). I sort of wrote that I didn't just learn about anthropology and culture from my class, but also from these friends from other worlds.</p>
<p>I dunno if it's good... I liked it though. Thought it was a decent topic. My counselor said it was very well written.
Shrug</p>