@NYTOTX how did it go last night?
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IMVHO, a score of 1400 should be submitted. In that population of students (those w/ 1400-1600 scores), I think what sets a student apart from the rest are not 70 point test score differences, but everything else. I’d rather admit a student w/ 1400 score who appears well-rounded than a 1470 whose only interests are grades and scores.
My half cent.
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The score reported for the SAT is called a “standard score”. It’s exactly the same kind of score used to report IQs except that 1000 is the 50th %ile instead of 100. A 70 point difference between 1400 and 1470 sounds like a big difference because 70 is a big number. If the difference were reported as 140 vs 147 would it sound like a big difference? It’s only 7 points. But it’s exactly the same as 1400 vs 1470.
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Thank you for asking! My daughter asked about the letter of continued interest and a follow up letter from the guidance counselor. The dean of admissions said she can upload updates through the portal, including anything more she wants to say about her interest in Bowdoin and a few words from the guidance counselor. The dean emphasized that they are not looking for another essay or another formal recommendation. I think there was another student who had been deferred who asked about transcripts so that would also be sent in when ready. My daughter did not ask about test scores.
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Great way of framing the score. Thank you. And I think it comes down to a handful of questions? Funny thing is my daughter is the strongest student in her AP calc BC class but it just doesn’t transfer to the math SAT.
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Thank you for that. I saw somewhere that SLAC’s got more ED applicants this year? Students who would typically go for larger Ivy League schools are turning to SLAC’s maybe because of funding cuts and other controversies? I don’t know.
Surprised she didn’t ask. I was hoping she would. That’s why I suggested the session. Honestly surprised no one there asked ( ie other students).In the end, 95% of kids who submit as SAT have a 1400-1600 per CDS.
5% a 1200-1399. I’m guessing that 5% is hooked - athletes and the like. I wouldn’t want to be at the very bottom of that 95%.
From an odds POV, I think submitting is dangerous.
While the most recent posters said submit, I agree with two earlier posters @bluebayou and @Ephmen. I re- pasted their posts below their names.
All that said, the student clearly wants to keep the score in there so nothing else really matters. And as it’s her app, I think it’s great that she’s come to that conclusion. It’s so hard for kids to decide one way or another and she seems emphatic which is wonderful.
To me, it all depends on the average scores of the ED college. If the 1400 is above the average, then definitely submit. If that 1400 is say, bottom quartile, do not submit.
Sounds nice in theory, but test scores can matter in the rankings. A Regional Rep pitching an app that will lower teh college’s test scores is a harder sell.
They have a lot of first gen and low income there and I don’t think this is your daughter, but they are likely a large chunk of the over 50% that don’t submit. Short of a sports recruit, donor or must have kid, I don’t see why a school would want someone who hurts their statistics when they have many equal kids to choose from that won’t ? It doesn’t help their future profile. But it’s just how I think.
You’ll know soon enough and no matter the decision, we won’t know what, if any, impact the score had.
I wish her well with the rest of her apps and I hope you update us later on her search.
