<p>Is that 1430 SAT based on the old or new scoring? It might be a case of semantics here. If your score is based on the new SAT scoring, then yes, what you were told about barely making the cut might be right. If it based on the old SAT system with just verbal and math, but no writing, then you should be good to go. It depends on what you made on the verbal, math and writing sections. Our son had a classmate who was excited when she found out she made a 1200 on her SAT, thinking that was good, until someone told her it was out of a possible 2400, not 1600.</p>