better to be 2/3 exceptional or wholly great?

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<p>for example say sally gets an 800 CR, an 80 W (12 essay), and a 600 M, while bobby gets a 71 CR ,72 WR, 71 M.</p>

<p>who do you think is better off?</p>

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<p>the second one… well rounded is always better, unless your looking into an english major :(</p>

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<p>actually, sally intends to get a BA in theatre…</p>

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<p>2/3 exceptional. 800 CR shows you have some degree of unusual ability. and colleges are looking for reasons to accept, not reasons to reject.</p>

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<p>800 CR/W is much rarer and I think looks more impressive. Most sharp people are capable of getting 800 in Math, but in CR/W that isn’t the case.</p>

<p>Also note that Option A is a 2200 while option B is 2140. So it’s not exactly a fair comparison.</p>

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<p>The second one. 800 CR and W + (as christian pointed out) 60 points higher composite.</p>

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<p>whoops, sorry. meant to make that 540 in math…</p>

<p>hah, bet that changes things.</p>

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<p>This thread makes me feel better about my scores, which were only 1/3 exceptional.</p>

<p>I think, depending on Sally’s major, she’ll be fine. If she’s applying to MIT as an engineering major, she probably needs to study math and retake, but most schools will look at her double 800s and be very impressed.</p>