<p>In reference to standerized tests, could someone please give me an acceptable mean of standerized tests for Williams. Thanks.</p>
<p>1.SAT
2.ACT
3.SAT II’s (Biology and History).</p>
<p>Directly from the collegeboard site:</p>
<p>Middle 50% of First-Year Students Percent Who Submitted Scores: </p>
<p>SAT Reasoning Verbal: 660 - 760
SAT Reasoning Math: 670 - 760 </p>
<p>Sorry, I don’t have data on the other tests.</p>
<p>Thanks for answering, but what would anyone say a competitive ACT score would be?</p>
<p>A rough guide to the SATs (in my opinion; both I and II) would be 750 and upwards in every section. This is assuming that you’re the sort more focussed on academics than ECs, which is what I gather from your post. Of course, if your ECs/background are impressive, anything goes, and we have ppl in the Class of 09 in with SATI scores of less than 1400 (old). </p>
<p>As for the ACT, google a converter… there’re loads available.</p>
<p>IvyleagueORbust,
If you truly are interested in attending an Ivy League or other elite school as your screen name implies, then you better learn to do your own research. Pretty much all of the info you asked for is available on any number of publicly accessible web sites including the Williams site. If, after doing your own research, you still have a question, then let us know what you have found and what you still need to know so someone knowledgable can fill in the gaps. </p>
<p>This may sound harsh, but if you go into an interview and ask a question like this, where the answer is readily available in say the school catalogue, then you will come across as lazy - not the impression you want to give to an elite college.</p>
<p>Sorry, but it is just one of my pet peeves. Enough said.</p>
<p>Ok, first of all, don’t even imply any form of negligence on my part. When I devised the thread, I just came back from my guidance counselor, and a bunch of teacher who told me how great Williams was. So, I came home that day and started looking at the Williams site, while simultaneously visiting the board. Impulsively, I wanted to get some test means settled; many sites had different ranges. Furthermore, I have done research on a bunch of colleges. I just haven’t gotten up to par with Williams. Honestly, I thought this site was suppose to help people. I really hope Williams is awesome as it’s made out to be. When I visit Williams, I earnestly hope I don’t run into any tight as**s like yourself. As for everyone else, I appreciate your help.</p>
<p>hmm i say if you want to use SAT as one of HOOKs, then get something like… 2300 (meaning academically focused rather than ECs). If you have other great things as hooks, 2100 should be enough to pass by. Jus my 2 cents~</p>
<p>Difficult to say how the new SAT will alter averages. Many liberal arts colleges emphasize writing, and tend to attract students who have fairly advanced writing skills. When I applied to Williams several years ago, the verbal skills of the entering students were noticeably stronger than the quant skills. This disparity seems to have dimished recently. </p>
<p>Adcoms may not know how to meaningfully interpret the results of the new writing section, so you might be inclined to focus your studying energy on the CR and quant sections? Again, take this advice with a grain of salt.</p>
<p>ILorB, It’s difficult to quantify, except very generally because to Williams like many LACs, SAT scores are just one slice of the pie. They tend to view a student holistically and grades, recommendations, essays, activities, talents, and special hooks are equally important. </p>
<p>No one’s quite clear yet on what the new SATI “cut off” point will be or how the selective colleges will view the writing portion. As Mikey notes, Williams is quite writing focused, so a good writing score would be a plus. </p>
<p>As far as CR & quantititive scores go, I think it will be similar to the old V&M. A 1600 won’t get you in if you lack luster in other areas; a 1400 won’t keep you out if you have what the college needs as value added to its community. </p>
<p>If your scores are heavily skewed toward one side, then you’d better have a good justification. (E.g. you’re a published poet and math just isn’t your thing.) Sames goes for SATIIs. Higher is better, but don’t put too much significance on them either way. </p>
<p>Williams is an amazing school, but it’s not right for everyone. Let’s see if you change your screen name after you visit. :)</p>
<p>My impression was always that Williams was more score focused than the average LAC</p>
<p>the term is “standardized.”</p>
<p>just fyi… i don’t mean to be an a-hole :)</p>
<p>From their viewbook…</p>
<p>SAT II distribution (average of all subjects):
750-800:22%
700-740:35%
650-690:20%
600-640:11%
550-590:7%
<500:1%</p>
<p>It was displayed in a bar chart, so this is only my guess at what the numbers are.</p>