Advice on transferring?

menloparkmom
Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:23:24 +0000

“They also don’t look at SATs.”
that is not true. Take a look at accepted students data for CT vrs MIT. they care very much about SAT scores.

From the Common Data Set for Caltech, for first-time freshman admits, the 25%ile-75%iles on the SAT were:
CR 700-780
M 770-800
W 710-780

At Caltech, 99.0% of the incoming freshman scored in the range from 700-800 on the SAT M, while at MIT, the corresponding number was 92.5%. At Caltech, 78.64% scored in the range from 700-800 on the SAT CR, while at MIT, it was 61.6%. At Caltech, 82.5% scored from 700-800 on the SAT W, while at MIT, it was 63.7%.

The 25%ile-75%ile of ACT composites was 34-35 at Caltech, and 32-35 at MIT. For ACT math, the 25%ile-75%ile of ACT scores was 34-36 at Caltech, and 33-35 at MIT. In ACT English, the range was 33-35 at Caltech, and 32-35 at MIT.