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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good. There may not be much difference between at 1500 and a 1600, but a 1200 does speak to the ability of a kid with a great GPA to succeed in a competitive college environment [/quote]

There is no reason a college environment should be competitive.

Did you read the article? It's saying the opposite. Dartmouth wants to find people with SAT scores below 1400, and they were frustrated that their target audience wasn't taking the SAT. [/quote]

oh yea, so 2.5 GPA should be fine[/quote]

[b]1350 SAT is 90TH percentile.  So in reality, not that far from a 1500.  The differences are small. [/b]
Especially if that 1350 is from a kid in a disadvantaged area, in a HS where only 25% of kids even go to college and the kid only had 3-4 AP courses offered (or none at all).  This kid likely took the SAT once, and with minimal prep. So that shows the kid has what it takes to succeed at Dartmouth, if they also have a high gpa.  
That is what they are searching for.

BTW, 2.5 GPA is less than 50th percentile, so no, it "won't be fine".  But you knew that

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That's not how percentiles work!

The intellectual chasm between the 90th and 99.9th + percentile can be, and often is, massive.[/quote]

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