Is there that much of a difference between a 690 and a 700?

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<p>Or is it like the difference between an 89 and 90?</p>

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<p>No, not really.</p>

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<p>The difference is 10 points.</p>

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<p>The difference between 690 and 700 isn’t really much, but psychologically it might make a difference. Most top schools like to see a minimum of 700 across the board. It’s like 700 is a threshold number, and any score below it is like a cutoff. Sort of like the case of 2300 vs. 2400. It really won’t matter too much if you score 690/720/730 vs. 700/720/730.</p>

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<p>actually thats not true at all…tops schools dont look for “700 across the board”</p>

<p>Its all about well-roundedness and if you have a good score to go with it…than good job…</p>

<p>ONce you pass the 2150-2200 mark on the SAT…there really is not difference to the admission board really…its all the same…</p>

<p>And if you really insist on taking it again…its a waste of time…because the SAT is a small portion of the overall application</p>

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<p>Than how do you explain that princeton admits 6% of 2100-2290, but 22% of 2300+? </p>

<p>There is no threshold number, and if there is it definitely not 2150-2200.</p>

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<p>^ Where did you find that out…I want to see the article… or page with the statistical data…
I don’t trust peoples data on here because “66.7 percent of statistics are made up on the spot.” And many people on here have proved that to be true…lol.</p>

<p>and if 6 % is from 2100-2290 and 22% is from 2300+…that means over 70 % is below 2100…</p>

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<p>A couple things</p>

<p>1) Schools (especially Ivies) do not look for well-rounded students; that is a myth. Schools want to make their classes well-rounded, as opposed to having a class of well-rounded kids. They would rather have kids of much different backgrounds who are STRONG in one direction.</p>

<p>2) That statistic may be true, but if it is, it is not because they saw a higher SAT score and admitted more kids; it is because the kids with the higher SAT scores correlate with higher other scores or more extracurriculars or maybe better essays. To answer the thread owner’s question, look at the school you are applying to’s middle 50%. You generally want to have all your scores in that middle 50%, so it might be a good idea to retake it, depending on the caliber of schools you are looking at and your confidence that you may be able to bring your score up substantially.</p>