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ddbllwyn t1_ja6xeyx wrote

What’s the passing score of SAT today? When I took my SATs a hundred years ago, we didn’t have pass or fail. It was just a numerical score

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Ephemeral_Being t1_ja782ti wrote

It's basically the same. You take two (previously three) exams, scored out of 800.

Anything below 700-ish should provoke an automatic retest if you're serious about attending a private University. I had a 2200 (730/730/740) when I applied to Ivy League schools (Harvard, Duke, Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth), and got only a single interview (Dartmouth), no acceptances. I had the other stuff, GPA, extracurriculars, AP course and exams, letters of recommendation, essays, etc., but it wasn't enough. Scored a 35 on the ACT, too, though I think that's even less important. I had one of the highest scores in my graduating class, and exactly one of us was accepted to an Ivy League school. She had about a 2150, and was accepted to Barnard (Columbia), but her extracurriculars were miles better than mine. She was there on a partial sports scholarship, in addition to having great academics. That girl was brilliant, driven, and talented. She earned that spot. Worked way harder than I did, that's for damned certain. I was reading novels (and later Reddit) in class while she took notes. I played video games and building robots while she studied and did ballet. There's no animosity or envy, there. I was genuinely happy for her, and I imagine she's doing great things with her life.

Anecdote aside, I guess "passing" depends on your goals and it should be noted they're not the only important metric. I don't think they're even the most important.

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Kingbuji t1_ja7usrm wrote

Act is gaining way more ground due to the SAT being considered outdated. Not that it matters cause of ivy leagues your extracurricular and legacy matters way more than test scores.

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maracajaazul t1_jadj6ky wrote

Damn Im glad things are not like that over here. In order to enroll into a college over here you must do an exam. What you did extracurricular and your gpa did not matter at all as long as you got the sufficient score. It was very convenient for me as I got a relatively good grade for the long term effort(little) that I did.

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