Anonymous
Post 05/18/2026 12:42     Subject: Where did your kid with high 1400s SATs end up?
Rule #1. Don’t let kids “fall in love” with schools. Make a rational list based on stats/major/location/size/cost. It’s okay to have personal rankings/preferences. But abolish this “in love” notion altogether.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2026 06:58     Subject: Re:Where did your kid with high 1400s SATs end up?
Anonymous wrote:
Columbia. Test scores submitted.


Columbia would not allow my daughter’s friend, a recruited athlete with a 1480, to enroll - said she had to go to Barnard, so she chose another school.


My guess is she was not a strong athlete. My kid with the same score was offered a spot there. Did they do a preread on her or just say no?
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2026 06:05     Subject: Where did your kid with high 1400s SATs end up?
Almost the same stats: JMU
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2026 05:21     Subject: Re:Where did your kid with high 1400s SATs end up?
Columbia. Test scores submitted.


Columbia would not allow my daughter’s friend, a recruited athlete with a 1480, to enroll - said she had to go to Barnard, so she chose another school.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2026 02:53     Subject: Where did your kid with high 1400s SATs end up?
1450, Barnard. Can't remember if they submitted. Had a very good freshman year.
Anonymous
Post 05/17/2026 17:18     Subject: Where did your kid with high 1400s SATs end up?
Anonymous wrote:There is a big difference between high 1400's and mid 1500's. An appreciable one to admissions officers. Look at the Harvard SFFA data, the Dartmouth study, Caltech, etc.

2 million SAT test takers in 2025
1470 97th percentile
60,000 score 1470 or above
1560 99.5 percentile
10,000 score 1560 or above

Superscoring in the 1400's is common and easy. Superscoring above 1560 is difficult and uncommon. Books have been written about this on regression to the mean, ceiling effect, etc.

Half of all 1560+ SAT scorers attend a T20 college.


97th versus 99.5th is not that much different in reality

Once you realize that life is happier
Anonymous
Post 05/17/2026 17:10     Subject: Where did your kid with high 1400s SATs end up?
1490, Boston University.
Anonymous
Post 05/17/2026 16:45     Subject: Where did your kid with high 1400s SATs end up?
JMU - 780M/700v, 34 ACT (kid does not have a competitive bone in his body, didn't prep for tests, did not have straight As in 12 AP classes, probably couldn't name more than 4 Ivy league schools)
Anonymous
Post 05/17/2026 14:19     Subject: Where did your kid with high 1400s SATs end up?
Williams RD (before test optional)
770 V / 690 M
Anonymous
Post 05/17/2026 12:45     Subject: Re:Where did your kid with high 1400s SATs end up?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Absolutely no one should be surprised at high 1400 kids getting into top schools. It is a holistic process. They will beat out higher scorers who don’t offer as much.


This is lost by many on this board, but 100 percent accurate.


All the time!

Junior year response: one and done, 1580!!

Senior year response: My 1580, 4.5 gpa was shut out of every ivy

Same person responding.


Meanwhile, my 1490 kid is at an Ivy.


1480 and heading to an ivy in the fall (not Columbia…so score was submitted)


Every Ivy has their 25th percentile around 1470, some a bit lower.


I think the point was entire package is far more important that a high sat
Anonymous
Post 05/17/2026 12:32     Subject: Re:Where did your kid with high 1400s SATs end up?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Absolutely no one should be surprised at high 1400 kids getting into top schools. It is a holistic process. They will beat out higher scorers who don’t offer as much.


This is lost by many on this board, but 100 percent accurate.


All the time!

Junior year response: one and done, 1580!!

Senior year response: My 1580, 4.5 gpa was shut out of every ivy

Same person responding.


Meanwhile, my 1490 kid is at an Ivy.


1480 and heading to an ivy in the fall (not Columbia…so score was submitted)


Every Ivy has their 25th percentile around 1470, some a bit lower.
Anonymous
Post 05/17/2026 12:26     Subject: Where did your kid with high 1400s SATs end up?
Both just short of 1500, one W&M, the other VT Engineering, both turned down UVA. I kind of wish they'd applied for some top out of state schools, just for parental bragging rights, but they were very selective in their targets. IB diplomas FTW.
Anonymous
Post 05/17/2026 12:21     Subject: Where did your kid with high 1400s SATs end up?
UMD. And very happy!
Anonymous
Post 05/17/2026 12:21     Subject: Re:Where did your kid with high 1400s SATs end up?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Absolutely no one should be surprised at high 1400 kids getting into top schools. It is a holistic process. They will beat out higher scorers who don’t offer as much.


This is lost by many on this board, but 100 percent accurate.


All the time!

Junior year response: one and done, 1580!!

Senior year response: My 1580, 4.5 gpa was shut out of every ivy

Same person responding.


Meanwhile, my 1490 kid is at an Ivy.


1480 and heading to an ivy in the fall (not Columbia…so score was submitted)
Anonymous
Post 05/17/2026 12:20     Subject: Where did your kid with high 1400s SATs end up?
1440 Penn State DC's #1 choice