<p>for stanford in particular, i mean. 2 UNHOOKED people from my school got in last year with sat scores that would make cc'ers say "pretty much no chance!!" one got a 2020 and the other got somewhere around that (sorry don't remember the exact number but it was considerably lower than mine which is a 2140). these applicants were, again, HOOKLESS. one of them didn't even have any passionate ec's, strangely. she was in debate club and soccer but she didn't do either for all 4 years and she said herself that she wasn't really passionate about either. i guess her essays must have been phenomenal. the other one was into jazz band and might have been passionate about it, i'm not sure. </p>
<p>but really what i'm saying is, why are people here asking questions like "is 2270 good enough for stanford??" it seems to me, from everything i've read on the stanford decisions thread and from my friends' experiences, that stanford really doesn't care much for the sat...</p>
<p>^ I’ve gotten the impression that Stanford doesn’t admit by “traditional” standards (e.g. test scores). The people who’ve gotten into Stanford from my school (early) this year have lower scores and fewer awards than this brilliant kid, who was deferred.</p>
<p>yeah that’s definitely what it seems like to me too. but a ton of people on cc still seem really worried about their scores in regards to stanford. strange…</p>
<p>Stanford does value high SAT scores, and yes that’s why everyone assumes they need a 2300+</p>
<p>But what people don’t tell us is on chancing them is how passionate they are about ECs or how phenomenal their essays are.</p>
<p>And in my opinion, getting a high score on the SAT is easier than writing phenomenal essays or being extremely passionate/accomplished with ECs; I think most people assume you don’t have those amazing essays, thereby requiring you to have a high SAT, despite the infinite importance of essays in the Stanford Admission process</p>
<p>I think that SAT scores are/aren’t important depending on the context of your school or region. There’s a reason the PSAT cutoff is different from say Wyoming 201 compared to Massachusetts 221. I know for a fact that certain schools like Yale reads apps through a regional director which means you are compared with people from the same state or area. From my school the people accepted to HYPMS ( not only Stanford) all had scores between 2000 and 2250. But this is because the people in my school normally have SAT scores in the 1600s. If you go to a high achieving school where all the top students applying to HYPMS have 2350+ and you have a 2100 then your chances are much slimmer if you are hookless and no passion.</p>
<p>The higher your score, the higher your chances. It’s that simple.</p>
<p>i disagree.
2 years in a row about 5~ people have appleid to stanford from my school. both years the “least” qualified got accepted. when I say “least qualified” I mean SAT score/GPA/rank wise( they had 2000-2090). </p>
<p>I am not bashing their capabilities :P</p>
<p>5 people is rather small sample size. And that is not to say that the SAT is the only factor in consideration – just that the higher the SAT score, the higher the chances. There really isn’t much of an argument against that.</p>
<p>Stanford Average SAT Scores</p>
<p>SAT Critical Reading 660-760
SAT Math 680-780
SAT Writing 670-760 </p>
<p>Harvard Average SAT Scores</p>
<p>SAT Critical Reading: 690-800
SAT Math: 700-780
SAT Writing: 690-790</p>
<p>Stanford’s average SAT scores are clearly some of the highest in the country, but true, compares an institution with a comparable acceptance rate, it seems that they may put SLIGHTLY less emphasis on scores… but not much. I think there is a reason Stanford makes you write three essays where Harvard only requires the common app essay. Myabe Stanford realizes that success in college is not going to be determined by SAT scores?</p>
<p>As for me, my scores were all within the middle 50 percent or above (CR 750, M 800, W, 700) and I was accepted REA, but I think it was probably my essays that made the difference.</p>