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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As others have said, it is a part of a larger portfolio of work, so hard to pin it down to a specific number. [b]But I would look at the CDS for the schools you're interested in and aim for the 25th percentile score as the floor of what you want to aim for.[/b] If going for merit aid at not-as-competitive schools, aim for the 75th percentile or better. Higher is better, to a point, but there's also a point of diminishing returns. The time spent moving a 1520 to a 1560 would be better spent on making sure grades are as high as possible, or, if that's covered, working at a job, serving the community, becoming a better human, working out, etc.[/quote] This is the answer. Also check whether the college reports its range as a total or separately by verbal/math. If the latter, you should use the separate scores for comparison, which often look quite different from the total. [/quote]
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