UnusualSatire

Gee, it's nice of them to give cut-off scores for standardized tests so you know what to aim for. I heard that if you take the SATs more than once, and let's say the results:

M: 600
R: 700
W: 800

M:700
R: 500
W: 780

Penn would add your highest scores and your SAT score would be 2200. Is this true?

thefishofsorts

they will look at your highest scores, but to be perfectly honest, I'm surprised that you could have such a disparity between scores. I think these scores may make them look closer at your transcript. but regardless, they don't add stuff up I don't think, but they will say that you got 700M, 700V, and 800W. which is perfectly fine for admission to penn. Apply ED though. It'll help you and they would be more likely to overlook it.

Def890

im sorry...they give cut off scores? do you have a link where i can see this?

Lucky98

Penn does not publish cut off scores.

MichaelJ

maybe the SAT score percentiles were being mentioned

UnusualSatire

at the College Night thing, Elizabeth Downing, an admissions officer, said that the ranges for the SAT started from the high 600s

thinkjose1

Hardly a cutoff, but yes, they do count the highest from each section.

Most people only go +- 30 in each section. 200 points is insane.

UnusualSatire

the scores i put there are just samples.

MichaelJ

I've seen the full breakdown of numbers for CO '09 and there were a few scores around 1000 / 1100 (old SAT scale)

theworld8905

Michael: Were those students athletes?

MichaelJ

I have no clue, there was nothing shown aside from the numbers. I agree with your speculation though

theworld8905

That's the only possibility. Unless there might have been applcants with poor SAt scores and were class presidents or valectvidorians. Or had some kind of major discovery.

MichaelJ

or whose last name was Huntsman

theworld8905

^true. That might work.

UnusualSatire

meh. i'm turning into a quaker.