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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is more complete Harvard information:

http://features.thecrimson.com/2013/frosh-survey/admissions.html

As noted recruited athletes have an average SAT score that is 173 points less than the overall average.

Harvard stop reporting average UREM scores years ago, but at last report the average was about 100 points less than the overall average.

These two categories alone cannot account for the many "non perfect" scores,[/quote]

25% of those admitted to Harvard scored less than 32 on the ACT.  There aren't enough recruited athletes to account for that.[/quote]

Oh, look!  At the very same link above, if you just click on the next tab to the right, you see the average SAT scores of Harvard admits by minority status. (They don't give your ACT stat, so I'm guessing you made that up?)

Hmmm, average AA SAT was 2107. Average Hispanic/Latino was 2167.  These are solid 95th percentile scores (http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/research/SAT-Percentile-Ranks-2013.pdf) and they translate to over 700 in each of the 3 SAT parts (math, english, writing), with some give or take to get those 2100+ averages.

Bet your SATs weren't as high as any of these! (Back in the day I got a 1580 out of 1600, perhaps that's why I can interpret facts like this for people like you....)[/quote]

Let me help you out here:

To begin with, 2107 is a terrific SAT score, but it isn't "near perfect" and it is actually subpar for Harvard.  According to this site: http://magoosh.com/sat/2013/harvard-sat-scores/
Anyone at 2100 or lower was in the lowest 25% of those gaining admission to Harvard.  If the average AA SAT was 2107 then about have scores in the lowest 25%- 2100 would be a strong score for Michigan, not Harvard.[/quote]

I think 2100 is at or close to 98% and typically is good enough for many top schools, just not Harvard:  http://www.collegesimply.com/guides/2100-on-the-sat/#.U3Y2d9JdV8E[/quote]

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