How bad is an 1830

AvidStudent
Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:06:14 +0000

University of Texas @ Austin:
25th percentile = 1630 (25% of students have below this score on the SAT)
75th percentile = 2020 (25% of students have above this score on the SAT)

Most of the students who have below the 1630 on the SAT are either athletes or automatic instate applicants.

Your 1830 puts you right between the 25th and 75th percentiles. I recommend shooting for over a 2020 if you want to make yourself a competitive applicant. Also focus getting math over 700 since you are applying for chemical engineering. You should also think about taking the SAT II Subject Tests - Math II and Chemistry.