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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]

I know people have trouble believing this…b[b]ut 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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As per CDS, Harvard SAT 25-75 was  730 - 780 for EBRW and 750-800 for Math. So this is in the range of 1480 to 1580 for the 25-75%.

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