Lowest Score Possible for Elite School Applicant with no hooks

RichInPitt
Fri, 17 May 2019 17:04:58 +0000

Athletes are an exception in the Ivy League (at least they were, and I think they still are). There is an agreement in place to only take certain number of athletes with scores in certain ranges, to avoid complete dilution.

Overall, there is no hard ‘minimum’. But probabilities certainly change. MIT Math SAT 750-800 vs 700-740 has overall 9% vs. 2% accept, iirc.

It also depends on which “Elite School”. HPYSM only? Top 20? Lower end of the 25-75% range requires very strong other attributes. (All within the context of a 5-10% chance to start with).

Taking it again at the beginning of next year won’t hurt, but are you confident you can raise it?