Target schools for high SAT and B+ GPA?

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Anonymous wrote:What schools would you consider targets for a white male with a 1460 new SAT score, B+ gpa, and few extracurriculars?

Would a student with a profile like this have any chance at all at a top 20 college, or is this just dreaming?

Dreaming, unless the B+ is from a super competitive private school and is in rigorous classes. There are just way too many applicants with higher scores, better grades and better ECs to pick from.

Dreaming unless URM.

White male is not a URM, even at a liberal arts school.

Actually, considering the vast majority of liberal arts colleges have more females than males enrolled, they may soon become URM.

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Anonymous wrote:Not the OP, but what does it signal to schools when a student has a very high SAT score and more regular grades and extracurricular activities (no offense OP!)?

It signals a great intellect, who is not a teacher-pleaser, if appropriately reflected in the essay and recommendations.

Or a kid who tests well, or a kid who prepped a ton for the SAT, or a kid who doesn't work to his/her potential in school - in short it depends.

You can't prep your way to an extremel high SAT score. That's just not possible - you do actually have to be really really smart to get that.
It shows great potential.

Most people I know who had very high SAT scores are now doctors or PhD's with successful careers.

You can increase your score with test prep. The "you can't increase your SAT/GRE just by prepping" is propaganda from the College Board who want you to believe that their exams are crystal balls that can judge someone's soul. Obviously, you're not going to increase your score by 500 points, but smaller gains are possible.[/quote

Most studies of this have shown that scores can be improved by around a 100 points if the kid really buckles down. Nothing to sneeze at, but it certainly won't turn kids into super high scorers.

I know many kids who improved their scores far more than that with provate SAT tutors.

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Top 20 for URM is very challenging also. That is the experience I have had this year along with most of my friends. Just so you know.

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Tulane, Colgate, Wake Forest, Miami of Ohio, South Carolina, VA Tech, S. Carolina, Penn State, U GA, Alabama, Union College, Bucknell, Lehigh, College of Charleston, Clemson, Northeastern, Denison, Dickinson, Boston U, Elon, U of Richmond, JMU, Gettysburg....

With those stats, no way for Lehigh, unless you live in an area they need for geographic diversity.

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Anonymous wrote:Not the OP, but what does it signal to schools when a student has a very high SAT score and more regular grades and extracurricular activities (no offense OP!)?

It signals a great intellect, who is not a teacher-pleaser, if appropriately reflected in the essay and recommendations.

+1 my child exactly.