<p>“The entire Ivy League, Stanford, Caltech, and every top public of which I’m aware views the SAT as quite significant.”</p>
<p>I’d argue against that statement for Stanford. Last year, the mid-50 percentile for ACT was 26 - 31, which would put me above the 75th percentile, despite the fact that I suck at standardized tests. But yeah, most schools do find the SAT significant.</p>
<p>“As for “adamance” I’d say that I actually undervalue the SAT versus most other people involved in college admissions–so you must find a good portion of adcoms across the country quite terrifying! I know that there were certainly many things that impressed me more when I would read an application than a perfect SAT I score (NB: they aren’t long lists of AP tests either, especially from a magnet school).”</p>
<p>Yes, that is quite terrifying, actually. Tell me, though, what would impress you more than a perfect score, especially for a magnet school? Independent study? Personality? (By the way, I don’t really think AP tests are that impressive, personally. They’re just as hackable as the SAT or ACT. It just takes a lot more effort.)</p>
<p>““Arguing by force”?! For goodness sake, that’s laughable. This is an internet message board! I’m not twisting your arm; I’m typing on a keyboard. Do you think that your posts citing a 5-person “study” that shows a trend exactly the opposite of the demonstrable larger trend are arguing with “pure intelligence”?”</p>
<p>I had to type the entirety of my last message in about 2 minutes due to the fact that class was starting, so it appears my message was nonsense. -_-</p>