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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What do you all advise on submitting a 1490 to Princeton REA this year? Their mid 50 percentile starts at 1510 with test optional but was about 1470 pre test optional (back in 2020). [/quote]

The college counselors at our school advise not submitting to test optional schools unless you are at or above their median score.

As a Princeton alum tho I can tell you that with that score, your child would need major other factors to overcome the gate keeping. The first gate is overall GPA adjusted for high school rigor and standardized test scores. With a 1490 your kid would not go past the first gate.

Keep in mind Princeton could fill their incoming class 3x over with kids with perfect GPAs and test scores. For kids with weaker GPAs and test scores, it takes exceptional talents or achievements for them to take a second look.

My kid has a 3.9 unweighted GPA, 1600 SATs, and is an alumni child with impressive ECs coming from a well-known, rigorous high school. Still no guarantee he’ll be admitted.

A couple decades ago when I was admitted, I had a 4.0, 1560 SAT, and much less impressive ECs. My fellow alums and I frequently acknowledge that many of us would not have been admitted today.[/quote]

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