<p>I am currently in 11th grade. I am taking the sat in december and about four times after that. I am seriously looking into computer engineering, and I am wondering what score I should shoot for on the sat that would put me in a comfortable position for admissions. P.S. I am looking into smaller schools, not large state schools.</p>
<p>To sum it up: what is the average score for an engineering student, excluding ivy league</p>
<p>You need to look at individual schools, as the typical admissions profile will vary greatly from school to school.</p>
<p>You shouldn’t necessarily be worrying about what score you NEED to hit. Just do what you can to do your best and see what you get. You will then have a gauge about what schools are right for you.</p>
<p>You will want to find a college that will challenge you but not overwhelm you. Getting into that stretch school may not always be the best thing if you are going to always struggle thru your classes.</p>
<p>Really? You are planning to take the SAT 5 times?</p>
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<p>Why would you ever think this is a good idea? Study for it, take it, be done with it.</p>
<p>It is a real shock to take the SAT for the first time. It is a long test and most are not truly prepared for it to be that long (this from a person who works with students taking the test). Therefore, I would recommend to take it twice. Anything more than that is probably unnecessary.</p>
<p>You probably want to start with one each of SAT and ACT. Some students do a lot better on one versus the other. If you wish to retake, then retake the initially higher one with test-specific preparation. Retaking is probably only worth doing if you actually prepare for the test (do released old real tests for practice, figure out why you are making mistakes on incorrect answers and remedy that problem).</p>
<p>A study at the University of Oregon found that students scoring under 600 in the SAT math (26 is the equivalent ACT math score) did not have very good chance of success in physics and math; they speculate that this also applies to engineering (which University of Oregon does not have).</p>
<p>[[1011.0663</a>] Nonlinear Psychometric Thresholds for Physics and Mathematics](<a href=“http://arxiv.org/abs/1011.0663][1011.0663”>[1011.0663] Nonlinear Psychometric Thresholds for Physics and Mathematics)</p>
<p>Among smaller schools, South Dakota Mines and New Mexico Tech are not that difficult to get admitted to and not that expensive.</p>