Reply to SAT Scores

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "SAT Scores"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I keep hearing about super high SAT scores. When I was in school in the late 90s a food score was over 1200 and anything over 1400 was very high. Now it seems like 1200 is typical. I had a 3.2 unweighted GPA (40th percentile of class), no APs, and a 1240 SAT score and I got easily into every school I applied and offered merit scholarships at some of them. I only applied where I thought I’d get in. The programs were equal to VA Tech, where I was accepted for Mechanical Engineering but went to another school.

My daughter is a sophomore and has a 4.7 weighted GPA (4.0 unweighted), no APs, hasn’t taken the SAT yet. I feel like she’s far better positioned than I was, but realize it’s harder right now to get into many programs. What score would she need to get into UMCP or VA Tech for engineering?[/quote]

Those schools want to see, if your school offers them, at least AP Calc BC (preferably post AP math), AP Physics C & AP Chem by 12th grade at minimum for direct admit to engineering.

Most kids getting into engineering for freshman year at VT or UMCP nowadays have 1500+ SAt, those courses at absolute minimum and “most rigorous courseload” designation from their high school counselor. [/quote]
How is that possible? How many kids are getting over 1500 on their SAT? [/quote]
They are prepping hard[/quote]

And why shouldn’t they? Kids “prep hard” for sports, too.[/quote]

Because doing perfectly on it isn't that much more telling than doing well enough on it.  At the end of the day it's a test on math up to HS geometry and intro college level verbal skills--doing perfectly as opposed to a 1450 tells more about your testtaking skills than your intelligence (though getting above a certain threshold is a reasonable metric of intelligence/aptitude).  Spending your time prepping to move a 1400 to a 1500 or a 1500 to a 1600 may no longer be the best use of time for elite college admissions.  Schools set a threshold to be met and then look at other things for evidence of excellence.  Prepping hard for sports builds a body in a culturally valued enterprise.  Same for mathematics, science, art or writing competitions.  Prepping hard for an SAT test is aiming for the measure rather than the valued enterprise itself.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics