Sat scores for cas

iceyman92
Mon, 17 Jan 2011 01:08:34 +0000

1400, 1500 or 1600 out of 1600 sat are all good. of course the higher the better. but as posted here before, not even a 1600 and 4.0 and great ecs makes anyone a sure thing at the ivys. admissions are holistic. having a score in range is good, but there is a lot more that goes into the evaluation. Hooks are very important. Better to be the applicant with legacy that has strong financial generosity over the years and medium stats, instead of the applicant that is # 1 and perfect scores with no string legacy. Better to be the superstar basketball player with mediocore stats instead of the 2400/4.0 with great ecs. Look at Stanford for that fact. Things like strong legacy and supreme athletics, especially in basketball and other big time collegiate sports are the kind of thing that give you the best shot. without that (which is usually the case for most applicants), it is still a crap shoot no matter what at the ivys, regardless of scores. Other hooks like URM will help, but are not that strong. There are many 2400s and 4.0s and great ec applicants. Its a crap shoot for anyone at the ivys. even for unhooked applicants, they sometimes take those with way lower stats because they like the applicant for whatever reason. Just apply to some safeties and don’t sweat it. Chancing yourself after you have applied is (my opinion) kind of a waste of time. Even assuming you were 2400 and 4.0, you still don’t have a 100% chance at Cornell or any of the other top schools. Even many non ivys or other top schools, or even the likes of NYU type schools, rejects many 2400 / 4.0s with ecs. Just hope for the best and it all works out.