Should I Submit My SAT Score?
I have been studying for the sat for months now, but can't seem to score higher than a 1420. I am taking it one more time, but do not expect to see a large score increase. I have a list of colleges that I am applying to where I am unsure if I should submit my score or not. The rest of my application should be sound, though I am unsure if it is Ivy League-tier (GPA is 4.0; good amount of AP classes; EC's include nonprofit that raised over 50k, paid internship with a large well-known company, creating a curriculum for a company's internship that was awarded a prestigious award by Microsoft, etc.; and essay should be fine, maybe on the mediocre side).
Here are the colleges:
- Tufts
- Northwestern
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Duke
- Ivy's: Yale, Princeton, Brown, Columbia, Harvard, Cornell, UPENN, Dartmouth
Please let me know if there are, if any, colleges on this list where I should submit a 1420 SAT score instead of going test-optional.
Thank you!
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Hey there @amallios!
I've listed the average SAT scores for the colleges on your list:
1. Tufts: 1460-1540
2. Northwestern: 1500-1560
3. Carnegie Mellon: 1480-1560
4. Duke: 1490-1570
5. Yale: 1470-1560
6. Princeton: 1470-1560
7. Brown: 1510-1570
8. Columbia: 1500-1560
9. Harvard: 1530-1580
10. Cornell: 1470-1550
11. UPenn: 1500-1570
12. Dartmouth: 1460-1580
Because your SAT score is lower than that of the average for any of the aforementioned schools, I don't think it would be worth it or beneficial for you to submit your scores.
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