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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Test scores are just that. If a student scores 1350 and their school reports that score is the top of the class, that would likely be a “5”. If the students scores a 1450 and that is in the 2nd quintile of his school’s reported scores, then that student may be rated a 4 or lower.[/b]

This was the most interesting comment by OP and I apologize if it was asked about in prior threads.

This would imply that your absolute score should not determine if you apply TO or not, but rather how it compares to others from your school.

That is an interesting take that I have not seen discussed before.[/quote]

I’d be surprised if this is accurate? Because it would require a nuance in interpreting the scores.
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DP:  I listened to a podcast with the Dartmouth AO, and although he didn't mention a scoring rubric, but he clearly stated that scores are considered within the context of the reported high school scores via the school profile, counselor's rec and/or Landscape/College Board. I also remember a Yale AO saying something similar in why scores were important to their institution.
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Yale was the very first mailing my son received October of Junior year and they said 'due to his high scores'. It was a 35 first ACT with 36 in verbal & reading.

He then received a big book from Harvard, Dartmouth, etc.

This was before we started getting the 100 million mailings from schools I never heard of.

It did sit with me that scores must carry weight because none of his friends received mailings from those schools.[/quote]
Where did your son ultimately get in?[/quote]

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