Is 2400 actually best?

fuzzyfirebunny
Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:24:00 +0000

The thing that can hurt you is retaking a 2300+ score for a 2400. I know looots of people who have done that, and I personally think it reflects badly on you- it makes you seem like a super-perfectionist whose life always revolves around test scores.

That said, colleges realize that 2300+ (or even 2250+, arguably) is nearlyy the same as a 2400 in that a large part of the SAT is about luck–how you felt that morning, if the problems just clicked in your head, etc etc. 2400 is great, but not the end-all.

And, I seem to remember that some Ivy League deferred 60% of its 2400s? There’s probably evil adcom parties that go on where they laugh about how many valedictorians/2400ers they reject XP