What Scores Are Competitive Enough?

Test Preparation
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<p>Here are my SAT scores so far: </p>

<p>SAT Reasoning:
Writing-630
Reading-700
Math-620</p>

<p>SAT II Math 1: 720</p>

<p>SAT II Math 2: 690</p>

<p>I am already scheduled to retake the SAT Reasoning Test, because I want to get over 2100, and I got a 1950 last time. I am also scheduled to take the SAT 2 Physics test and the Sat 2 United States History.</p>

<p>Are my scores competitive enough for schools like Cornell, Brown, Emory, Carnegie Melon, and Tufts?</p>

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<p>Hmm…no, they’re not competitive for that level of school.</p>

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<p>I’m looking at the same schools, I have a:
790 Math
670 Critical Reading
660 Writing
=2120 total sat reasoning</p>

<p>and a 32 on the act</p>

<p>sorry to hijack your post a little ariasings, but we have very similar lists and i wanted some perspective on my chances as well</p>

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<p>[College</a> Search - Cornell University - SAT®, AP®, CLEP®](<a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board) </p>

<p>[College</a> Search - Tufts University - SAT®, AP®, CLEP®](<a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board) </p>

<p>[College</a> Search - Emory University - SAT®, AP®, CLEP®](<a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board)</p>

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<p>keep in mind that those scores are a bit outdated [i think]. on the schools site, youll find that their scores are a little higher than those listed on college board.</p>

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<p>Most colleges issue press releases about their ADMITTED class that inflate the statistics above what their actual ENROLLED class has. </p>

<p>After edit: You can find out more about yield in another thread. </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/456727-yield-various-colleges-u-s-news.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/456727-yield-various-colleges-u-s-news.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>How much higher should I aim to get?</p>

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<p>The Common Data Set questionnaire the colleges populate for College Board requests of the SAT and ACT scores of those enrolled, not those admitted. This would refute the post above regarding inflated statistics.</p>

<p>Freshman Profile</p>

<p>CDS - C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2007 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include all students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.</p>

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<p>I think there is a reading comprehension problem here. I am the person who posted statistics from the Common Data Set, based on ENROLLED classes. (That is the source of the information on the College Board website. The College Board is one of the partner organizations in the Common Data Set initiative.) Then another poster responded that that information, the most current Common Data Set information based on enrolled classes available, was outdated. (Note that that response didn’t include a link to any other data source.) I responded to that by mentioning that colleges routinely issue press releases after their final ADMISSION decisions touting the wonderful characteristics of the students in their admitted class. As long as the college makes clear in the press release that the ADMITTED class is what it is talking about, that is honest enough, but it is misleading for comparing colleges, because some outstanding students who are admitted to more than one college are counted multiple times in such press releases. The way to compare one college to another is to refer, as I agree, to Common Data Set data, which are always based on the most recently reported ENROLLED class at the college. </p>

<p>I will acknowledge that the current trend in the United States among the top few dozen colleges is for admission to be more and more competitive year after year. But if someone has more current figures for the colleges the OP asked about than the College Board figures I linked to, they had better provide a link, so all of us can see what year is reported and whether the figures are based on a group of admitted applicants who may enroll elsewhere or on that college’s group of enrolled students.</p>

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<p>ariasings. It is really helpful to go to collegeboard.com and make a list of colleges that you like using their “my college list” tool. You can click on the “how do I stack up” feature and input your data and see how you stack up agaist their accepted class of the previous year. That will give you the target to set your sights on. It has much more consistenty reliable information than you could get from anonymous strangers here on CC with varying degrees of expertise. Good Luck</p>