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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can use Georgetown as a proxy for TT schools that are test required. 25th %-ile is around 1400.[/quote]

Which is why out counselor always said aim for above 700 in each section and you have met the threshhold for nearly every college.[/quote]

What is "Threshold"? Up to25% got below 25%ile. To some extent 75%ile is a boosting factor like other achievements (since it goes into the stupid USNews ranking)
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Threshhold means the number that gets you into the read further pile (for this high school). It's "enough" for that. It's a hurdle to cross, not a primary criterion. Once you cross that hurdle, it's enough, the rest of the applicaiton is more important. It doesn't mean lower scores won't get read, nor that higher scores wouldn't be useful (especially if some other aspect of the app is weaker), it's just one element, and once you have that 700+/700+ score, SAT will not be the reason that you do or do not get accepted. If you werent going to be accepted or rejected for other reasons, turning your 1470 into a 1530 would not have made the difference.[/quote]

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