Would 1580-->1600 SAT make a difference? & other UChicago admissions questions

Chekov
Tue, 04 Feb 2020 18:03:00 +0000

clipper1301:

Not related to the topic of this thread but how much of a difference does National Merit Scholarship make on college applications? I sort of screwed myself by not studying extensively for the PSAT/NMSQT (got a 1410) and only began studying for the SAT after I took it.

Most competitive applicants to the top universities commonly list more significant accomplishments on their application (where there are only five slots for honors) than being a National Merit Semifinalist (of which there are 16,000 every year).

Being NMS does not really communicate anything that a (near-)perfect SAT/ACT score already doesn’t.