Data regarding perfect ACT/SAT scorers?

efeens44
Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:00:40 +0000

I obviously didn’t make myself clear nor did I elaborate on why I would apply with a 36 and not a 35. I understand the “gap” between 35 and 36 scorers is almost negligible in the eyes of adcoms. The ONLY REASON getting a 36 would provoke me to apply to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Stanford instead of only Harvard is because 1) I’m not confident at all in my ability to get into these schools (so I guess not like silverturtle at all) and 2) I guess the “prestige” (please notice the quotations) surrounding a 36/2400 would give me a boost in confidence to apply to more top schools.

My logic is this: without a 36 and the undoubted confidence boost that would come with it, I would only apply to Harvard because, in my mind, I’ll be sure of my rejection, so why waste money and time applying to other top schools when I’m sure of a rejection from each one? I don’t see any flaw in that thinking. Dismantle my “logic” if you will, but I don’t think anything I said doesn’t make sense.