Do I even have a chance?

Morningsider
Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:57:18 +0000

As an alumnus interviewer (and teacher at another Ivy), I’d say you’re an outstanding candidate except for the SAT score. Your 1310 is in the 92nd percentile of all test takers, but it appears low relative to those of accepted CC applicants last year. Using an online tool, your 1310 would have been 1800 under the previous 2400 point system. For the CC class of 2019, 75% of accepted applicants had scores of 2160 or higher.

Take heart, though; your URM status and great musical excellence should go a long way compensating for the mediocre SAT score. I hope your retest improved it. I had the opposite issue: stellar test scores but horrible grades. I still got in. GL to you.