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Originally Posted by sammyg2
my son just received his SAT results from a test he took about 3 months ago, 1530 out of 1600 possible.
He's already taken the test again and is confident that he scored allot better on the second try. Maybe 1560-ish he says.
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The SAT is newly designed so there's no admissions data on it from the colleges yet.
But under the old system, a 1530 would translate into a 2295 out of 2400, which is very good. That would be above the average admitted student at any school in the country, including places like Harvard.
A 1560 would be around 75th percentile at the most selective schools, which is where a white kid from suburban California really needs to be.
College admissions at the most selective schools (Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Williams, Amherst, etc.) is much different than it was 30 or even 20 years ago.
Places like that used to be bastions of white wealth and power. It's much different now.
25% or so of the class is now reserved for very low income, Pell Grant eligible students (from families with total income less than $50,000 and no assets).
15% reserved for Hispanic.
15% reserved for black.
10-30% (depending on the size of the school) will be recruited athletes.
10% will be legacies.
There will be some overlap (i.e., some students will fall into multiple categories), but as you can see, there's a lot of spots "gone" and not open to a white middle class kid who does not have a "hook" (recruited athlete, etc.)