is my 7th grade sat score good enough?

littlesilico
Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:35:58 +0000

I got a 1940 in 7th grade, and then 330 points higher in sophomore year.
so definitely, OP has a shot at Harvard…but honestly, there’s no reason to obsess over college admissions. From what I’ve seen, a lot of it is luck; maybe your interviewer might just happen to bond with you really well, or maybe the person reviewing your application likes a particular extracurricular over another person’s equally impressive EC. If you try too hard for too long to get into Harvard (or any other top-tier school), you’re going to more likely than not come off as a resume-builder and a no-lifer, which is precisely not what colleges want to see; they want to see that you’re well-rounded, have passions, and are involved in both the school and the community at large. Very difficult stuff to do.