<p>Unfortunately (or fortunately?) having SAT scores within the range does not necessarily predict whether a school is a reach or not. My S has SAT scores at the top of the range for some schools (1380, 2000 if you include writing), but we were told by one admissions counselor (LAC ranked by USNWR in the 30s or 40s) that he would probably not get in because his cumulative GPA (unweighted) was 3.1 after Jr. year.</p>
<p>Many schools are looking at grades first, then scores..</p>
<p>Fortunately the HS has Naviance and we’ve started looking for schools based on his GPA, not his scores..</p>