<p>Numbers and scores are only a part of the admissions process and only gets you through the first hurdle in the admissions process (that’s why they have rec, essays EC’s). The rest of the process is pretty wholistic, SAT scores and grades are looked at in context to one’s envioronment. </p>
<p>A student who comes from a school in a low income community where a low number of students graduate, or even goes to a 4 year school and the average SAT score for that school is under 900, scores a 1290 on the SAT while also working part time to help support the family is going to be looked at differently than someone from an elite prep school where parents have 6/7 figure incomes, the average SAT is 1300 and sends loads of kids to Ivies/elite schools.</p>