<p>I’ve always wondered if Harvard accepted people with low SAT scores, but good GPA/Class Rank…What if a person got a 590 on his Verbal SAT? But is the valedictorian of his class? What are the chances for him to get into Harvard, or any other Ivys?</p>
<p>I think he should retake it just for a 600, in not 700+. I have heard of a person who went from a 590 to a 750. But if he doesn’t retake it, it will be hard, since the rest of the applicant pool will have higher scores. It won’t be impossible, if he is valedictorian and has great essays, recs, and ECs.</p>
<p>I’d say it’s fine for cornell, but for the rest, it’ll be tough.</p>
<p>There are MANY veriables in play here.
Where is the student from?
What was the students academic workload?
Is the student a UMR, Regional lower representation, EC’s, lifestory etc.
class size may also be important. Rural?Urban?
Nobody is OUT, but as you add similarities to other applicants you reduce the probability because it is highly likely that there are others with better stats. Those stats from a UMR in Rural Wyoming that plays the Oboe and is also an athlete would have a higher probability of acceptance</p>
<p>If all the person had to offer were what you describe, the chances of getting in would be even lower than normal. In most cases even valedictorians with strong SATs still need strong ECs to get in along with needing to have something that the admissions officials feel is necessary to help create a well rounded class.</p>
<p>fatherofthe - about class size and school type, how does that affect how admissions view you?</p>
<p>theres a verbal sat?
and is freshmen year of highschool hard?</p>
<p>yes, there’s a verbal sat but it’s just a section of the test.
i’m going to be a freshman in the fall, but i dont think that its harder than the previous year. It depends on what school you’re going to and what kinds of classes you’re taking.</p>
<p>i thought you had to be a freshmen in highschool the whole year
!!!well your lucky!!</p>
<p>I’m not judging you or anything, but please get off this site if u r not atleast a 10th grader, or not even in hs yet. I joined as a freshman and boy do i regret it. It just gave me a whole bunch of uneeded pressure and stress (about my grades, future stats, future ecs, colleges i should be looking into, whether i should shoot for ivies, whether or not if i do decide to shoot for Harvard would my SAT, SAT IIs, APs, be good enough, ect.) As u can see this is way too much for an inexperienced teen who knew nada before CC. Have fun, relax freshman year. CC only caused me to get worser grades b/c i was freaking about the B+s that I got 1st semester. I was biting off more than I could chew and I dont want you freshman to deal with all that added pressure to be perfect. The academic mistakes I made freshman year can and might effect college admissions for me but i wont let that hold me down. Use freshman year as a way to explore. Find ur niche, join a sport. It wont be that hard then. Dont stress if u find yourslf getting your first B (gasp!), It happens to the best of us.</p>