1600 and Rejected?

[Anonymous]

I just found this post looking for people in my situation. But I have a 1600 and just got rejected from UNC Chapel-Hill

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am curious if you personally know kids who scored perfect on SAT (or ACT) who received rejections and which schools.

(Please no "OMG don't you KNOW that 1600s get rejected ALL THE TIME?? It's not some automatic ticket!" Yes, clearly I do. Just interested in anecdotes about perfect scores.) Thank you.

I'll start. I know a kid with a 1600 who got rejected from Michigan and goes to Harvard now. Probably received other rejections, but I don't know about them.

This is a proof that Harvard ain't all that.
If you are a podunk reject, you, too, can join Harvard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just found this post looking for people in my situation. But I have a 1600 and just got rejected from UNC Chapel-Hill

Not surprising if you applied as a non-resident; quite surprising & infuriating if you are a resident of North Carolina.

[Anonymous]

I recently heard of a 1600 rejected from Notre Dame and deferred at Villanova.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1600 in one sitting or super scored? (I think there's a difference. I don't know if colleges do.)

My niece with a superscored 1600 was rejected from HYP, got into Cornell, and is going to a BS/MD program somewhere ... I forget which school but it is not Rice or Brown.

Doesn't matter where. All one needs is a BS and a MD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just found this post looking for people in my situation. But I have a 1600 and just got rejected from UNC Chapel-Hill

Screw UNC. You should be really proud of your score. You will land at a great school. There is no one perfect college and I’m sure you will have lots of great options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just found this post looking for people in my situation. But I have a 1600 and just got rejected from UNC Chapel-Hill

Not surprising if you applied as a non-resident; quite surprising & infuriating if you are a resident of North Carolina.

Exactly. Some state schools are near impossible for OOS. Then factor in UNC gpa infatuation. One of my kids thought about applying there. Quickly realized OOS and 3.8 (with a high but not 1600 SAT) was a likely nonstarter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just found this post looking for people in my situation. But I have a 1600 and just got rejected from UNC Chapel-Hill

lol no you didn’t, unless you are a felon or something. This thread has more BS than usual, and that’s saying something for DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son with a 1590 (CS major, recruit at d3 schools, walk on potential at d1) was Accepted at MIT (supported by coaches), Amherst, Princeton, and Brown. Waitlisted from Harvard. Rejected from Caltech (supported by coaches), UPenn, and Yale

Wow! Congrats to your son!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just found this post looking for people in my situation. But I have a 1600 and just got rejected from UNC Chapel-Hill

Ugh, sorry.

FWIW, DD's friend had a 36 across board in ACT in one sitting, 4 800 subject tests (applied in last year used), 4.0 GPA (classes with most rigor, school doesn't weight, top private), published science research, 2 sport varsity athlete/captain, longstanding ECs, etc. Deferred then rejected @ 1 Ivy, rejected in Claremont consortium, rejected RD at another Ivy.

Some folks get sideways in admissions, especially women.

[Anonymous]

Wow, where is this woman now? Would have been high school class of 2021 w/your ref to subject tests

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know an FCPS grad who got rejected from Va Tech engineering in 2020 with a 1600. Parents had only allowed in state apps so he ended up at Mason.

Ridiculous

[Anonymous]

Looking at all these 1600 scores meaning hood GPAs too and getting rejected is just …. so discouraging.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looking at all these 1600 scores meaning hood GPAs too and getting rejected is just …. so discouraging.

*good

[Anonymous]

Cornell rejected 89% of its perfect score applicants last year.