SAT -does score really matter once it's >1500?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one considering going Test Optional? Many T20 are TO.

That depends on your score and the school. You apply TO if your score is not good enough for the school.

If you are suggesting people just skip testing and apply TO because it's "optional," no, that's not typically done unless the student is absolutely sure that their score will be low according to official practice tests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to MIT website, their 25th percentile in SAT math is 780.

Good luck with that if you’re not URM.

780 out of 800. Like 99th percentile.

Race has nothing to do with it. Affirmative action is banned. Did you get the memo?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to MIT website, their 25th percentile in SAT math is 780.

Good luck with that if you’re not URM.

780 out of 800. Like 99th percentile.

Race has nothing to do with it. Affirmative action is banned. Did you get the memo?

They removed the checkbox. Race is still a factor. Didn’t you read the opinion?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to MIT website, their 25th percentile in SAT math is 780.

Good luck with that if you’re not URM.

780 out of 800. Like 99th percentile.

Race has nothing to do with it. Affirmative action is banned. Did you get the memo?

99th percentile is meaningless in this context. 800 math is hardly rare and MIT probably gets way more perfect math score applicants than spots available every year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to MIT website, their 25th percentile in SAT math is 780.

Good luck with that if you’re not URM.

780 out of 800. Like 99th percentile.

Race has nothing to do with it. Affirmative action is banned. Did you get the memo?

They removed the checkbox. Race is still a factor. Didn’t you read the opinion?

A million ways to discern race other than a box. My counselor said that's the entire reason that UVA added the new essay about community identity.

Not agreeing or disagreeing but gotta live in the real world and plan accordingly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to MIT website, their 25th percentile in SAT math is 780.

Good luck with that if you’re not URM.

780 out of 800. Like 99th percentile.

Race has nothing to do with it. Affirmative action is banned. Did you get the memo?

They removed the checkbox. Race is still a factor. Didn’t you read the opinion?

No reason to disparage URMs. A 780 isn't a 500 or anything. Anyone who achieves that score in math can do the work at MIT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to MIT website, their 25th percentile in SAT math is 780.

Good luck with that if you’re not URM.

780 out of 800. Like 99th percentile.

Race has nothing to do with it. Affirmative action is banned. Did you get the memo?

They removed the checkbox. Race is still a factor. Didn’t you read the opinion?

No reason to disparage URMs. A 780 isn't a 500 or anything. Anyone who achieves that score in math can do the work at MIT.

Agree no need. But also no reason to think race is no longer a factor in college admission.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to MIT website, their 25th percentile in SAT math is 780.

Good luck with that if you’re not URM.

780 out of 800. Like 99th percentile.

Race has nothing to do with it. Affirmative action is banned. Did you get the memo?

They removed the checkbox. Race is still a factor. Didn’t you read the opinion?

No reason to disparage URMs. A 780 isn't a 500 or anything. Anyone who achieves that score in math can do the work at MIT.

Agree no need. But also no reason to think race is no longer a factor in college admission.

If it is, good. Especially if a school can get a bunch of URMs with scores like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Y'all are making me nervous. Kid is Biology major and doesn't have high 1500s. Bioology is STEM, but I always think, in the context of SAT, high math/STEM you are really talking about Comp Sci/Engineering - more than the biological sciences. Any thoughts on Biology as a STEM major as to SAT?

Don’t worry about it. The majority of people posting here are complete idiots.

[Anonymous]

1530/790 math is good. It's always better to have a higher score but how would you study to do that? And is it worth the time?