<p>I’m going to take the SAT this fall, and heard from a lot of people a grade after which you should “stop trying”. I’ve heard 2000, 2200, 2300, and even 2350.</p>
<p>Is there a point after which your score doesn’t really affect admissions? Any opinions on this threshold?</p>
<p>Depends on the college, but I’d say for the best, it stops mattering after you hit 2400. Every point counts.</p>
<p>I’d say 2200. I have no scientific proof, so it’s just my opinion.</p>
<p>^Yeah I think it’s around that number.</p>
<p>after 2300 imo</p>
<p>Lol at how disparate these guesses are. I don’t think 2200 is right, since I think that admissions people do consider 2330 and 2200 to be significantly different. Anyways, I’d say “stop trying” after 2250 but ceiling is probably somewhat around 2300.</p>
<p>MIT explicitly states that a 2100 is fine (700+ in all three sections, not 600, 800, 700). I think a 2200 is fine and that after that point, you will most likely not get rejected because of your scores but because of other subjective qualities of your application.</p>
<p>I thought it was more tiered- like 2200-2240 is one, 2250-2290 is another, 2300-2340 is another, and then 2350+ is the best</p>
<p>I’d say 99th percentile in each section. So: CR 760+, Math 780+, Writing 760+
= 2300 is the minimum ceiling</p>
<p>I vote for 2200</p>
<p>I agree with CantConcentrate. No college is going to reject you just because your SATs aren’t higher than 2200, at that point its about making everything else count.</p>
<p>Thanks for replying you guys. I guess what I got was that a 2200 was “enough” but past 2300 is just “better”. The ceiling pretty much only applies if you’re not aiming for that perfect score. Right now I’m scoring around 2100’s but I’ve just kind of started studying. Thanks!</p>