Will Stanford seeing a 430 increase be a negative or a positive for me?

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<p>I took the SAT for the first time in December 2009 and got an 1820 with literally no prep whatsoever.</p>

<p>My November 2010 score was 2250. (780CR 720 M 750 W if it makes any difference)</p>

<p>So, since Stanford bans the usage of score choice, do you think that they will see this 430 point leap and think “damn he worked hard and it payed off” or will it be more like “oh, the kid just learned how to game the test”</p>

<p>I also took the test in October 2010 and received a 2100.</p>

<p>Opinions?</p>

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<p>if you are majoring in anything science related like Math, PHY/Chem/Bio, CS or Engineering your Math will slaughter you as a 720 is way too low for Stanford. But, if your SAT 2 Math 2c is 750+ you fall into Stanford’s prospective applicant pool.
Stanford will like the point rise but you must know that NO COLLEGE sees your scores with such close eyesight. They are not going to sit and calculate your point rise because they have many other applications to view. They will see your super score and thats it. However, three tries is a bit on the higher side so that could be a negative considering Stanford’s uber competitive nature. </p>

<p>Hope this helped.</p>

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<p>Listen Doc. Your score is well within the middle 50%. BUT you need to write great essays, bring out your passion and you are golden! 450 point improvement is great. I personally had a 370 increase! :stuck_out_tongue: Congrats on the improvement.</p>

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<p>Considering they disallow score choice, I’d assume they look at every single test date. Why else would they ban it?</p>

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<p>@PhoenixR - Thanks a lot for your encouraging words :). Ive always been told by my teachers/professors that I was a good writer; hopefully I’ll be able to turn out a superb essay and that will be able to put me over the top :P.</p>

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<p>Definitely. Don’t give up hope dear.</p>

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<p>Wow! 430 points! I went from a 2090 to a 2240 in two months. I thought my increase was unusual, but your increase is just unbelievable!</p>

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<p>I think it will be looked upon well. That’s EXTREMELY impressive IMHO.</p>

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<p>Even without score choice, they superscore. I had a 340 point increase. It happens.</p>

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<p>430 points should be taken into perspective. I could get a 600 on my first test and get an 1800 on the next and that would be a 1200 point increase. 1970 to 2400 would be “oh-my-f**king-god” unbelievable. But 430 from 2009 to 2010 isn’t something too remarkable. It’s hard to hear this, but it’s too normal nowadays to see a jump from 1820 to 2250 within the span of a year. Kids these days put so much effort into everything that so much has been proved to be possible.</p>

<p>To be a standout applicant for Stanford, you shouldn’t put too much weight onto this increase. Be like any other applicant - work hard on your essays, demonstrate your passion and make Stanford fall in love with you and not your numbers.</p>