Are lower-than-average SAT scores looked down upon?

viphan
Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:06:20 +0000

All prestigious colleges conduct a holistic review, to my knowledge - at least what they purport to do. Having said that, I know some friends of mine who got rejected at a 1900 SAT and another who got in at 2300+. There is no stone cold lead pipe cuts, but obviously a higher score will significantly help you attain admissions.

According to their Class of 2018 profile, the middle 50% (25%-75%) had between 2160-2330 SAT (Refer to http://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/2018profile.pdf).