SAT score of mid 700s

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<p>if somebody with 3.9-4.0 gpa has a SAT score of mid 700s for each reading, math, and wirting</p>

<p>would u say that that person has a pretty good chance of getting into prestigious colleges? (such as harvard, princeton, yale, standford, MIT, etc)</p>

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<p>no
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<p>If the rest of your application is commesurate with those stats, yes you could say you have about 10% chance of being accepted just like everybody else.</p>

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<p>Uhm, I’ll put it this way – that’ll certainly make you pass the sort of cutoff for GPA. After lots of discussion with someone who seems knowledgeable on the admissions process, I learned that while your scores and GPA will be taken into consideration, these schools will generally look very carefully at all the circumstances you’ve been through, and try to gauge your chances at doing something amazing for their campuses. Which is why beyond a point, it’s not going to be a score game to let you in…which is why your question cannot really be answered with the info given. </p>

<p>Plenty of very high scoring admits are rejected in favor of plenty of lower scoring admits, who nevertheless scored not badly [at least usually]. Become good at something, show a passion for something, blah blah blah, that’s really the best I think people can tell you. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Oh if you have just those scores, and nothing else about you, I predict with 99% confidence you’ll be rejected from every school in your list. </p>

<p>NOTE – I am not against pure high scorers. Lots of people in that category are <em>not</em> all the same - some will go on to college where their academic talents become most apparent. Unfortunately, I believe there is a limited extent only to which academic talents can be assessed in today’s system, and also universities don’t want to admit purely based on academic potential anyway.</p>

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<p>It really depends also on what you mean by pretty good. If you mean by “pretty good” not impossible, then yes, you do have a “pretty good” chance of getting in any school of your choice. However, again, scores don’t mean everything, and even with a strong overall application, you still only have a slight (in my opinion) chance of getting in an ivy, which is roughly 10% as J’adoube said. Remember, there are plenty of other students who have high SAT scores and GPAs. What makes you different from them?</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/413821-sat-score-frequencies-freshman-class-sizes.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/413821-sat-score-frequencies-freshman-class-sizes.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Wow, are you serious? Sorry, but this is stupid. If your SAT scores are mid-700s, you’re doing way better than most people. Be quiet, stop being insecure, and just apply! There’s no such thing as “a good chance” for HYPS, so stop analyzing everything!</p>

<p>CC…grrr…</p>

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<p>The only reasonable thing to say is that such candidate would be competitive in the applicant pool. But, there is no doubt that hundreds of such candidates are rejected each and every year from HYPSM.</p>

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<p>I dont know why people started assuming that I have a score of mid 700s
im a freking sophomore!
i havent taken sat yet
and my psat score was TERRIBLE</p>

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<p>Outside of this forum, SATs are not the only factor in the admissions process.</p>

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<p>so you’re saying you would get even less than 2100. </p>

<p>GL with Harvard.</p>

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<p>i never said that i wanted to go to Harvard
and i know i can’t go to harvard because i cant get in </p>

<p>.gr…</p>

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<p>The answer is no.</p>