NCSSM SAT Scores

plainpotato
Mon, 18 May 2015 20:43:33 +0000

This rubric can be found online from the NCSSM website:
Grades: 10

Rigor of Program: 5

SAT Verbal and Math: 3 + 3 (or 4 + 4)

NCSSM Math Test: 3

Essay: 2

3 Teacher Recs: 2

Interest in Sci/Math: 2

Community Involvement: 3

Leadership: 2

Total: 35 (or 37)

This was before the the SAT added the essay so it might be 3 + 3 + 3 now. Having a score 100/200 points above your school’s average is good (especially for math). Remember that you are only being compared to applicants from your district, unless you are on the wait list. The wait list doesn’t abide by the policy of only comparing students to the other students in that district (for reasons that make sense, just think about it a little). Obviously they put a lot of weight on grades, and if your scores aren’t that great, don’t worry as long as the rest of the application is great. You can interpret the “(or 4+4)” however you want, but I think a 3 would be 200 points above school’s avg and 4 would be like 750. The 2330 probably got fours for each section. Obviously you should study and get as high a score as possible, but it shouldn’t be your top priority and you shouldn’t consider it your “hook” because it isn’t relatively important compared to grades and activities.