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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a junior who has straight As, highest rigor, 1500+ SAT, 2 varsity sports that he should be captain senior year, summer internships, academic clubs and competitions but no national or international recognition in anything.

He is such a hard working kid. I thought a 1500 would be good enough but he is trying to get 1550 on his SAT. Not sure how big of a difference 1510 or 1550 is.

I have seen some superstar kids get rejected from all the top schools and making me nervous.[/quote]

My nephew got into Yale (REA) and Harvard (RD) with a 1520. He had a very high (perfect) GPA and took most rigorous curriculum. I really don't think the SAT score going up 20 points here or there mattered. I think once you hit 1500, you clear a bar and it's about the rest of your application - GPA, recommendations, EC/activities, major, jobs, essay, full pay, etc.

I would put the additional energy into the rest of your son's profile, OP rather than wasting time trying to improve the SAT once you've already reached the 99th percentile.[/quote] This. I don't know why people keep thinking that there is a distinction between 1500 and 1550. The Harvard lawsuit explained that a 1500+ got the same as a 1600. Getting rejected with a 1500 will not be the reason for the rejection...[/quote]
I’ve heard the cutoff occurs at 1520/1530/1540, depending on the source. [/quote]

This kid wouldn't have gotten into to other schools with higher test scores.
https://www.reddit.com/r/collegeresults/comments/1sk399n/36_act_scorer_gets_rejected_everywhere_selective/
Same here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/collegeresults/comments/1sicrdp/midwesterner_applies_to_30_schools_and_bags_top_1/

Imo, they needed to not do what everyone else does. Go the other direction if every other BME or CS major is going one way. They just seem the same as all the other applicants. When applying to majors with the greatest number of applications, you need to not look the same.
Also neither appeared memorable. The 2nd one had some great T20 options though.

In contrast, look at this memorable/unique major/application profile:
https://www.reddit.com/r/collegeresults/comments/1shsve1/hookless_wasian_defies_all_odds_and_gets_accepted/[/quote]

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