Lirazel, where did you hear that (besides CC)? For the most part, I’ve heard that once you have decent grades/SATs/ACT, the decision comes down to recommendations, essays, and extracurriculars. Wouldn’t time spent on those help more than trying to score a few extra points on the SAT? I had a friend score a 36 on the ACT, win national awards, and get rejected from HYPMS. The one thing he didn’t have was much besides school and a single extracurricular. Although this is anecdotal evidence, it still shows that even though standardized test scores are important, they aren’t important enough to agonize over.