How does SAT score compare to HS peers? Are you a full pay family? Most likely sending his scores will only hurt.

Without students background and more information on the LAC it's hard to know.

You are all treating the scores like they are more important than they are. If the score is 20 points below "acceptable" then make sure the rest of the application is better to compensate

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like we can’t answer without knowing the scores.

Say the bottom of range is 1420 and he got 1400

I would look and see if you can find out over the past few years what percent submitted overall, and of those who were accepted what percent submitted. Some of the schools that have gone back to requiring tests have specifically noted that while they were test optional, the school accepted a much larger percentage of kids who submitted scores than not.

Anonymous wrote:Why not just study a bit more, retake, and score higher?

Well, that is the plan. But the question really is about what to do if you are just below the cusp of 25% at any school.

Anonymous wrote:I feel like we can’t answer without knowing the scores.

Say the bottom of range is 1420 and he got 1400

Why not just study a bit more, retake, and score higher?

I feel like we can’t answer without knowing the scores.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think it helps the application?

For context, it is a male applicant, with high GPA and rigor, at a need blind school. Strong ECs but not hooked.

Majors?

Not STEM

Yes, scores are must if in that range. Majority of non-stem are not able to score high.

Yes, that PP is an idiot. My non Stem kid got a 1540 first take!

Has anyone had an honest conversation with an admissions officer about how they see this sort of situation? There seem to be two variables. One, the desire to make the scores higher for the class. Two, a genuine desire to understand the capabilities of the applicant.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think it helps the application?

For context, it is a male applicant, with high GPA and rigor, at a need blind school. Strong ECs but not hooked.

Majors?

Not STEM

Yes, scores are must if in that range. Majority of non-stem are not able to score high.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think it helps the application?

For context, it is a male applicant, with high GPA and rigor, at a need blind school. Strong ECs but not hooked.

Majors?

Not STEM

Yes, scores are must if in that range. Majority of non-stem are not able to score high.

Interesting--never considered that angle. But don't non-stem applicants do well on verbal? or do STEM applicants even outperform on verbal?

To the first first question, yes non stem applicants do well on verbal. Second question, no, STEM applicants do not typically outperform on verbal. Pp doesn’t know what they’re taking about

I would submit if, for example, the verbal score was pretty high and in range and the quant score was lower and kid is an english major. Or the reverse for a STEM major.

What does your school naviance show?

Anonymous wrote:A 1270

OP-- score was not 1270. Think T20 SLAC. 10-30 points below the published 25th percentile. Not sure exactly because some inconsistency between website and cds.

Yes, knowing that it's a reach either way.