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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP- OP you are wasting time to get a perfect score.  [b]Once you hit 750 on each part you are good to go[/b].  BTW. My 2020 hs graduate got a 1580 first time sitting but did not get into every school.  High test scores are not everything in college admissions. [/quote]

I disagree.  A 1500 does not make you "good to go". Example: last year's incoming UVA class had a 1520 at the 75th percentile.  That means 25% had higher.  [/quote]

So?

It doesn't matter that 25% have higher scores. It matters if the admit rate of 1500-1550 applicants is lower than the admit rate of 1550-1600.

Once you are above 75% ile, a higher score isn't needed to boost the CDS metric.

Top 25% of the admit group is rank-boosting "merit scholarship" territory, not "stretch admit" territory.

This is especially true since the "true" percentile of that score is even higher under test-optional.

This doesn't mean that 75%ile score is guaranteed admit, but it means that scoring even higher isn't necessary meaningful.

Anyone in the 1500+ SAT range should be expected to make measurable academic achievements that far exceed SAT, like many high AP scores or math contests or published writing. [/quote]

Agree with the last paragraph except the "anyone in the 1500+ range"... the cutoff for this group of high achievers vary by college. At UVA, it's probably 1500ish, which means a 1550 applicant should worry about retaking the SAT. At Harvard, an unspiked 1550 applicant should try probably try again. But I agree with PPs that say that 1580 is the same tier as 1600.

many of the 50%tile and under applicants are hooked or spiked, so they don't need the same quantifiables as the general applicant pool.[/quote]

[b]I know people have trouble believing this…but Harvard is not accepting student X over student Y because of a 1580 vs a 1550 score. [/b]

The fact of the matter is there tends to be a ton of correlation that a kid scoring a 1580 also is a debate champ or a Regeneron science winner.

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This.

If your kid is scoring 1500 or more, there is no reason to take the test again.

Last year, this was the analogy in this forum. If you kid is scoring 1500, has a super high grade  point ans fantastic extracurriculars, then congratualtions, they get a ticket into the 95,000 seat stadium. But whether they get the highly coveted floor seat or not is almost purely a lottery.[/quote]

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