2100 for Princeton?

llpitch
Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:49:01 +0000

*Anyone saying that a 2100 is a BAD score is deluded. 2100 equates to a 700 on each section-- even if one section is a bit higher and one is a bit lower, as long as they’re within a reasonable range of each other, it’s a very good score. Obviously people do better than that on the SATs, but in life there will always be someone better than you at something.

I won’t deny that SATs are important in admissions, because they certainly are, but a score of 2100, which is on the lower side of average for Princeton (but still within the middle 50%!) is not necessarily a detriment.*

The people that get into Princeton with 2100’s are people with hooks. The average applicant like most people on this board and probably the OP are not. To feel safe you really want a 2300+ (even that won’t ensure anything…PLENTY of 2300’s get rejected). At the same time I’m not saying you’re going to get rejected because you have a 2100, but unless you’re hooked you’re gonna need to write some amazing essays to stand out.