Anonymous
05/02/2025 16:32
Subject: What’s considered the cutoff for a “good” SAT score these days?
Abolish the SAT. This has gotten ridiculous. It serves no purpose other than to brag. And then what? The kids for the most part end up at the same working level and salary (not all of course) as most others who don’t have the highest SAT scores.
Anonymous
05/02/2025 14:55
Subject: What’s considered the cutoff for a “good” SAT score these days?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’m PP with the 1490 kid. This is helpful. DD has 770V 720M (should also be NMSF, FWIW)
And will plan to study humanities. So perhaps submit. Though better if she could just get the damned math score up 10 points!
The AOs advice lacks nuance. Getting to a 1500 and submitting would change nothing substantiative in the application.
Less than 30% submit SAT scores.
10 more points (to 1500) would be at the 25th pct overall but still in the bottom group. Ten additional 10 points for Math would still; put her Math score 40 points below the 25th pct. for Math.
770V is a 75th pct. score for that side of the test, it is significant.
Given that your D wants to study humanities and that she has a 75th pct score where it counts it would only be beneficial to submit.
According to you. It is not just the indiv app…they want their reported numbers high.
Anonymous
05/02/2025 13:17
Subject: What’s considered the cutoff for a “good” SAT score these days?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:1400 to be respectable 1530 for top schools
DS headed to UVA with 1320
Was your kid first gen or a URM? Assuming GPA was 4.4+
Sports recruit?
Anonymous
05/02/2025 13:16
Subject: What’s considered the cutoff for a “good” SAT score these days?
Anonymous wrote:Having a floor of 1500 where that is where the “lowest 25%” of kids are is exactly what’s wrong with TO. It’s a never ending arms race until no kids submit scores
Exactly. Schools should either be TO or TR. Otherwise it's additional stress for students.
Anonymous
05/02/2025 12:57
Subject: What’s considered the cutoff for a “good” SAT score these days?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’m PP with the 1490 kid. This is helpful. DD has 770V 720M (should also be NMSF, FWIW)
And will plan to study humanities. So perhaps submit. Though better if she could just get the damned math score up 10 points!
The AOs advice lacks nuance. Getting to a 1500 and submitting would change nothing substantiative in the application.
Less than 30% submit SAT scores.
10 more points (to 1500) would be at the 25th pct overall but still in the bottom group. Ten additional 10 points for Math would still; put her Math score 40 points below the 25th pct. for Math.
770V is a 75th pct. score for that side of the test, it is significant.
Given that your D wants to study humanities and that she has a 75th pct score where it counts it would only be beneficial to submit.
+1 we have a winner!
Anonymous
05/02/2025 11:49
Subject: What’s considered the cutoff for a “good” SAT score these days?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:1400 to be respectable 1530 for top schools
DS headed to UVA with 1320
Was your kid first gen or a URM? Assuming GPA was 4.4+
Anonymous
05/01/2025 21:26
Subject: What’s considered the cutoff for a “good” SAT score these days?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:1400 to be respectable 1530 for top schools
DS headed to UVA with 1320[/quote]
My kid is at UVA now with a reported score of 1390. We considered not submitting or having DC test again, but DC said they were done testing, and "If I don't submit, they'll assume it's lower, and if they don't want me with a 1390, I'll go to a school that does."
But if a URM got admitted with a 1320, or even a 1390, the "unqualified" and "DEI" remarks come. SMH.
Anonymous
05/01/2025 15:22
Subject: What’s considered the cutoff for a “good” SAT score these days?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:1400 to be respectable 1530 for top schools
DS headed to UVA with 1320
My kid is at UVA now with a reported score of 1390. We considered not submitting or having DC test again, but DC said they were done testing, and "If I don't submit, they'll assume it's lower, and if they don't want me with a 1390, I'll go to a school that does."
Anonymous
05/01/2025 14:49
Subject: What’s considered the cutoff for a “good” SAT score these days?
Anonymous wrote:1400 to be respectable 1530 for top schools
DS headed to UVA with 1320
Anonymous
05/01/2025 14:38
Subject: What’s considered the cutoff for a “good” SAT score these days?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Advice here? DD considering ED to Wash U. We went to admissions presentation and AO said don’t submit below 1500. DD has 1490 (twice!!). Will try one more time in June to get 10 more points but geez seems like unnecessary stress. Do you submit 1490 in this case?
Listen to the AO. 🙂
+2 Don’t submit unless you have a 1500.
+1
Or submit the 1490 and get rejected.
The kid should put the test prep work in to squeeze out 10 extra points.
For a humanities kid not to submit a 770 is ridiculous. If a school prefers no data over a 770 maybe the school is not as good as you people think it is.
The Admissions Officer wants a 1500. If the kid wants admission to that school, well....
Anonymous
05/01/2025 14:33
Subject: What’s considered the cutoff for a “good” SAT score these days?
Anonymous wrote:Having a floor of 1500 where that is where the “lowest 25%” of kids are is exactly what’s wrong with TO. It’s a never ending arms race until no kids submit scores
So true. The fact that the AO tells you not to submit 1490 is ridiculous and offensive. At least Chicago’s policy is submit and do no harm.
Anonymous
05/01/2025 14:32
Subject: What’s considered the cutoff for a “good” SAT score these days?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Advice here? DD considering ED to Wash U. We went to admissions presentation and AO said don’t submit below 1500. DD has 1490 (twice!!). Will try one more time in June to get 10 more points but geez seems like unnecessary stress. Do you submit 1490 in this case?
Listen to the AO. 🙂
+2 Don’t submit unless you have a 1500.
+1
Or submit the 1490 and get rejected.
The kid should put the test prep work in to squeeze out 10 extra points.
For a humanities kid not to submit a 770 is ridiculous. If a school prefers no data over a 770 maybe the school is not as good as you people think it is.
I agree. I am so angry at colleges that tell smart hardworking students not to submit an extremely high verbal score. What jerks. And it’s just so they look more competitive. What a farce!
+100
Anonymous
05/01/2025 14:08
Subject: What’s considered the cutoff for a “good” SAT score these days?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Advice here? DD considering ED to Wash U. We went to admissions presentation and AO said don’t submit below 1500. DD has 1490 (twice!!). Will try one more time in June to get 10 more points but geez seems like unnecessary stress. Do you submit 1490 in this case?
Listen to the AO. 🙂
+2 Don’t submit unless you have a 1500.
+1
Or submit the 1490 and get rejected.
The kid should put the test prep work in to squeeze out 10 extra points.
For a humanities kid not to submit a 770 is ridiculous. If a school prefers no data over a 770 maybe the school is not as good as you people think it is.
I agree. I am so angry at colleges that tell smart hardworking students not to submit an extremely high verbal score. What jerks. And it’s just so they look more competitive. What a farce!
Anonymous
05/01/2025 11:50
Subject: What’s considered the cutoff for a “good” SAT score these days?
Having a floor of 1500 where that is where the “lowest 25%” of kids are is exactly what’s wrong with TO. It’s a never ending arms race until no kids submit scores
Anonymous
05/01/2025 11:43
Subject: What’s considered the cutoff for a “good” SAT score these days?
Anonymous wrote:I’m PP with the 1490 kid. This is helpful. DD has 770V 720M (should also be NMSF, FWIW)
And will plan to study humanities. So perhaps submit. Though better if she could just get the damned math score up 10 points!
The AOs advice lacks nuance. Getting to a 1500 and submitting would change nothing substantiative in the application.
Less than 30% submit SAT scores.
10 more points (to 1500) would be at the 25th pct overall but still in the bottom group. Ten additional 10 points for Math would still; put her Math score 40 points below the 25th pct. for Math.
770V is a 75th pct. score for that side of the test, it is significant.
Given that your D wants to study humanities and that she has a 75th pct score where it counts it would only be beneficial to submit.