<p>Hi everyone. I’m gonna take the Jan 24 test. Just wonder how high the Safe Zone for Yale & Stanford is.</p>
<p>PS. I have pretty good ECs… Just focus on SAT now.</p>
<p>that depends on your GPA</p>
<p>-3.6---->2300+
-3.7---->2150-2280
-3.8---->2100-2280
-3.9-4.0---->2050+</p>
<p>1600/2400… duh.</p>
<p>on the real, i don’t agree that 4.0/2050 is competitive at an ivy.</p>
<p>eh… there really is no safe zone with ivy’s and top colleges. SAT’s are only one factor of your application and you will need the rest of your application to be very strong. But if you really want numbers, I would say 2200+, ideally: 2300+</p>
<p>There is no such thing as a safe zone; just score as highly as you can. Agree with stephennn; there is no inverse relationship between GPA and SAT score. If anything, a 4.0 with a 2050 might indicate that the A’s that constitute your 4.0 weren’t really all that difficult to earn.</p>
<p>not necessarily, some people are smart but are bad test takers. The Ivies look at your application as a whole, or at least that is what I’ve been led to believe.</p>
<p>What does a “Safe Zone” mean? Safe for admission or safe for getting into the subset of the pool that will be seriously considered for admission? At some of the top schools, I’d guess that the vast majority of the applicant pool will be in the latter group while only one in ten can ultimately be admitted. At those institutions, the admission decisions have to come down to factors other than SAT and GPA.</p>
<p>There is clearly no “safe” zone for the really top schools. The Ivys like to boast that they reject class valedictorians with perfect SAT or ACT test scores. Indeed, my D got 2380 on her SAT (800 math, 800 verbal, 780 writing), has a 4.+ GPA and was deferred at Yale. Those schools (HYPS, at least) will all tell you that they would have a very boring class if they only took students with the highest GPAs and test scores. So, don’t think that a perfect test score will get you in to a top school or, more importantly, that a less than perfect score will keep you out. Good luck!</p>
<p>Additionally, the rest of your application may determine how each Ivy values your standardized test scores. For example, a Native American applicant from an impoverished background will receive very serious consideration for admission even though displaying a much lower SAT I score than a wealthy white prep school applicant.</p>
<p>for unhooked applicants, all tests above 750 is “safe”, i.e., you would probably waste your time on a retake. However, that does not mean you would be accepted. It just means the adcom will see that you can do the work and if s/he accepts you, you won’t hurt thier published stats. Then its onto the recs and essays.</p>
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<p>I think that’s quite inaccurate for ivys.
a 2050 for Stanford/Yale? lol</p>
<p>yeah @ ^^^^</p>
<p>i wouldnt call those numbers SAFE
they are, however, quite possible, ive heard of people getting into ivys with 1900s
its all about the subjective parts of your app.</p>
<p>I don’t think there’s a safe number. It’s generally agreed that over 700 on at least the Math and CR is a good idea unless there are other mitigating factors. (URM, Sports, Legacy, stellar ECs.) From our school very few kids get into Harvard with less than 1500/1600. Only two kids were accepted to Stanford over the last six years, both with less than 1400 if I remember correctly. (Got to put the Naviance bookmarks on this computer.) They had those URM, legacy AND sports hooks though.</p>
<p>2300+ puts you in the running</p>
<p>None of these people listing numbers are correct. Miktau is ESPECIALLY wrong. If you look at breakdowns of SAT scores (Penn and Brown has these for sure) you’ll see that even people with 1700s can be accepted. Your test scores don’t matter, YOU do. If you spend all your time stressing over the SAT and actually getting a 2400 or something… and they notice that your life revolves around test scores, they’ll be jumping with glee at your rejection.</p>
<p>^Stop being so idealist. Your right, YOU matter. What’s a big part of YOU? YOUR test scores. Obviously your scores don’t mean everything but they are quite important. Moreover, getting a 2400 doesn’t mean you slave over the SAT 24/7. Taking it six times and getting a 2400 on your last try means you slave over it 24/7 (which I agree is negative because it makes it look like you have nothing better to do with your time other than slave over the SAT).</p>
<p>For those schools, no score is a “safe” score. I recommend 700+ then spend more time doing stuff they like to see.</p>
<p>if by “safe score,” you mean a score that definetely won’t hurt you in any way and will give you some sort of edge, I’d say 2280 for unhooked applicants.</p>
<p>HYPSM are the top of the top.</p>
<p>for blacks, hispanics, and native americans, about a 2060.</p>
<p>Well you can never predict what’s gonna happen in these college application procedures. They evaluate everything and not just your SAT or ACT score. An average SAT score but an outstanding recommendation from school counselor can also play an influential part in an ivy enrollment.</p>
<p>“None of these people listing numbers are correct. Miktau is ESPECIALLY wrong. If you look at breakdowns of SAT scores (Penn and Brown has these for sure) you’ll see that even people with 1700s can be accepted. Your test scores don’t matter, YOU do. If you spend all your time stressing over the SAT and actually getting a 2400 or something… and they notice that your life revolves around test scores, they’ll be jumping with glee at your rejection.”</p>
<p>That’s an exaggeration… WAAAYYYY exaggerated</p>