@Donthatejust Every applicant is unique. If you have unique extracurriculars and amazing essays that mere 2000 might be all you need for MIT. For MIT you can also take TOEFL(in place of SAT) + SAT IIs. (for internationals. Highly Recommend)
However Caltech seems to be all about the numbers , I havent seen a single person with less than 2250+ on the Caltech D. threads.