Conflicted about whether to apply

anon89723960
Sat, 25 Sep 2010 14:04:55 +0000

But what you’re essentially saying is that 700 is a cutoff…which it’s not, because there aren’t any cutoffs…and if “after 700 you meet their qualifications,” then what about 690? That’s close enough to 700 for there to not be a statistical difference. What about 680 then? In the end, it’s all holistic. Not a list of things to be checked off.



Please don’t put words into my mouth. I never said 700s were a cutoff - that’s just around the point where Admissions won’t worry. They’ve said this time and again. It doesn’t mean that people with below those scores will be automatically rejected - but it does mean that, if one’s scores are significantly lower, they will hopefully prove competence in some other manner (ie APs, IBs, college classes, etc). Overall, however, CC has a habit of putting way too much emphasis on minor score quibbles and not enough on the major parts of the application. My original response was mostly in reply to the “My stats place me at the back of the herd” comment.



I simply can’t believe a trivial issue like this turned into a heated argument. Poor CCer



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