How am I doing?

KayleyFC
Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:39:24 +0000

I can understand 1760 being low…but you definitely don’t need a 2200/2300.

Yes, the CollegeBoard gives statistics. And if you don’t trust the CollegeBoard, here are statistics from the actual GWU website:
[Freshman Class Profile - The George Washington University](http://www.gwu.edu/apply/undergraduateadmissions/beforeapplying/freshmanclassprofile)

Mid 50 percent SAT range: 1870-2090

These are the statistics of admitted students. Not just applicants. So yeah, you can get in with 1870; at least one person did. And even applicants with SAT scores under 1870 got in.

I wasn’t telling him to get 1760. I was just saying that he could comfortably get in with, say, a 1990 rather than a 2300 (depending on his other activities.) I stand by my comment that a person does not need a 22/2300 SAT to get into GWU.

What do you mean I’m “only commenting on the SAT score”? Did you read the rest of my post? My only comment to you was about the SAT score, because that’s pretty much the only thing you posted about (aside from GPA, but I agree with your GPA observation.) The rest of that post contains a thorough and evaluative review of his chances of getting into GWU. And I say that he has a good chance. He’s only a Sophomore; he has plenty of time to get his grades up and work a bit more on his ECs.

I understand what you mean by “at the moment.” I was talking about his chance in two years, not “at the moment.” He’s not applying to GWU “at the moment.” I gave him advice for how he can improve his portfolio. Besides, I’m fine with you saying that he needs to get his GPA up. He does. The only thing I disagree with is your comment that a person needs a 22/2300 SAT to get in, because that is simply not true.



EDIT: Oh, and I’m not sure when CollegeBoard started giving out statistics (I’ve used CB for the past year and they’ve had these statistics the entire time), but you can view the SAT scores of GWU first-year students [url=College Search - BigFuture | College Board]here[/url].

Based on the CB info, I’d like to clarify: when you say “the bottom half of that “50%” rarely get in,” you are incorrect, because the bottom half of that 50% is the bottom half of a percentage of students who have already been admitted. So yes, they all got in. And even if you only trust the GWU info, it’s apparent that applicants do not need an SAT score of 2200 to be admitted. Once again, I’m not saying he should aim for a 1760, but he shouldn’t be discouraged if he gets a 1980 or 1990 instead of a 2200.

If you would like to keep arguing about this, please provide some evidence for your side, as I have provided plenty for mine. It’s been a while since I’ve had a healthy debate. Our debate team was canceled this year, unfortunately. :(