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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It depends on the school. 1440 is a low score for many schools. [/quote]

It represents being in the top 2% nationally.

https://research.collegeboard.org/reports/sat-suite/understanding-scores/sat

It's crazy you people don't understand the concentrated affluent educated nature of your communities.

[b]It's not really a low score in any kind of way [/b]that should reflect negatively on the achiever.

Commended is an honor.  That's why they notify your school about it.  But a lot of schools don't pay attention to the letter.
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It is a low school depending upon the stats expected at the target school. A 1440 is below the median for UVA. This fall the 75th percentile had a 1540 and median had a 1470. If you are unhooked, you need to
be aiming for that 75th percentile [/quote]

PP.  If you look at UVA's 24-25 common data set, even adding ACT, it seems about 40% of students did not submit a test score at all.  The SAT stats reflect slightly less than half of the admitted students.

The true stats are likely much different than what is revealed.  And I believe UVA could actually purchase or do research with the true statistics (data matched and identity kept blind through processing by College
Board).  Dartmouth did.  They may know their true distribution.  But I agree they can't publish it.

Point is, a 1440 at UVA will be a far more typical student at UVA than the data suggests.  But they might strategically go TO while absorbing the "less than" mentality this forum promotes.  That's a sad way to begin an exciting stage of life.[/quote]

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