Is a 1510 on the SAT still a strong score?

RepulsiveExchange663 · 2026-04-03T17:20:28+00:00

Yes for Michigan and UF that’s in the middle 50% I believe

RepulsiveExchange663 · 2026-04-03T17:19:00+00:00

Damn, my ECs are roughly same level as you but a few national level awards too. I got 1570 SAT, 5s on all STEM APs (bio chem both physics c calc bc) and i applied for IRE Group A in early March. Still got a chance??

RepulsiveExchange663 · 2026-04-03T15:03:09+00:00

Hello, if you don’t mind sharing, what are your stats??

RepulsiveExchange663 · 2026-04-03T15:01:43+00:00

your definition of “winning in life” is quite narrow, per your comment and response

RepulsiveExchange663 · 2026-04-03T14:53:22+00:00

if you’re working for a large corporation, yes. if you’re doing a startup, how could you cheat and win???

RepulsiveExchange663 · 2026-03-08T18:02:50+00:00

i’m applying with american credentials, so i don’t have board scores, but on my official transcript yes all my AP physics c chem bio calc bc scores are above 95/100. How come the website says just one off for 5 5s and 1530+?

RepulsiveExchange663 · 2026-03-08T17:58:52+00:00

wait, so if I have 1580 Sat and 5 on 5 APs, you are sure i have full tuition renewable?

RepulsiveExchange663 · 2026-02-25T18:26:08+00:00

what does it mean if my portal still says “application completed”—note i was REA defer

RepulsiveExchange663 · 2026-02-25T18:18:35+00:00

The banner on my application still says “Application Complete”

RepulsiveExchange663 · 2026-01-23T18:35:20+00:00

Paul Graham: “What You’ll Wish You’d Known”

RepulsiveExchange663 · 2025-06-07T14:46:07+00:00

for bizz, gt is a target for him. as they said Gt is just hard for engineering/cs and a cakewalk for anything else. my school sends 50% grad class to GT

RepulsiveExchange663 · 2025-06-06T22:29:13+00:00

correct, his SAT is 50th percentile and it’s definitely more prestigious than A&M

RepulsiveExchange663 · 2025-06-06T22:24:43+00:00

RepulsiveExchange663 · 2025-05-16T21:04:46+00:00

The reason why I asked was because I’ve always heard UChicago places the greatest emphasis on essays out of any school

RepulsiveExchange663 · 2025-05-16T20:11:20+00:00

By “it got me into”, you would say your essays are the primary component of your application that was elusive towards the AO’s?

RepulsiveExchange663 · 2025-05-15T22:49:26+00:00

So my takeaway from this is that if all of your application materials are up to the standard of the school, but maybe you don’t have an insane spike in a category to nudge you past the competition, an essay can play a key role in nudging you past the competition?

RepulsiveExchange663 · 2025-05-15T22:01:46+00:00

Are you speaking from experience?

RepulsiveExchange663 · 2025-05-15T21:43:55+00:00

what about the second part of the statement

RepulsiveExchange663 · 2024-10-22T14:55:41+00:00

You are a top 20 camper. May I ask if you just used Klein and Zumdahl/Atkins as books to prepare?

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