Will I be accepted to Columbia University or NYU with my SAT Score of 2000 (out of 2400)???

Question

I got a 2000 out of 2400 (Math: 790, Verbal: 560, Writing: 650). Do you think this is a good score? I don't know whether it is good or not, and this was the first time I have taken the SAT. Furthermore, my GPA is 3.9 of 4.0 and I am wondering if I can be accepted to either Columbia University or New York University. I am on the senior math team in my high school and I do volunteer work a the local community center. My SAT II's for math I is 720 and chemistry is 670. I would like to get some feedback on whether or not I am suited to be accepted by Columbia University or NYU. Many thanks, JJ

Answer 1

According to College board, you need at LEAST 100 points higher on Verbal and 10 points higher on writing...but at least your math score is very good. For NYU you need to make your verbal higher by 50 points. Oh and try to take an SAT II in History or English because colleges like to see that you're well-rounded.
You should definitely try taking the SAT again, but this time when you're studying focus on reading and writing.

Answer 2

Columbia Sat Scores

Answer 3

You math score is good but the verbal score is definitely way below the Columbia standard. Unless you could raise that up by quite a lot, I'd say it would be a real weak spot in your application.

In any case, SATs are only a small part of the picture.

You need to have a very high GPA as well as solid 2100+ SAT.

But then you need much more. About 20,000 kids are going to apply to Columbia this year and the vast majority of them are going to have high GPAs and SATs. So if you want to be one of the 9% of applicants who get admitted, then you are going to have to show them some kind of special achievement that goes way beyond basic academic credentials.

I know two kids who got admitted to Columbia this year - each one of them won a major national academic prize. And one kid I know with a plus 4 GPA and 2200 SAT and a silver medal from National Science Olympiad, plus numerous other qualifications, got turned down.

Only the best of the best can be accepted to these elite schools. You must take on some statewide and national challenges, compete against the best kids in the country and win, if you expect to get a seat at the Ivies, Duke, Stanford, UChicago or the other elite schools.

Do you have what it takes?

Answer 4

JJ - I do not think your Verbal meets NYU's "average" SAT score. However, many years ago I did not think my scores were high enough for NYU. (They were very close to yours, in the 1600 rather than 2400 days.) I did apply to NYU and not only got in, but got a full scholarship... Long story short, your extracurriculars are good, so apply. Try. Don't always wonder if you would have made it. :-)

Good luck.

Answer 5

Your chances are not that high with 2000. You need to raise your SAT score. I was sort of in a similar dilemna last year. When I first took the SAT, my score was low in the mid 1700s but then I got the sat guide from guideparadise: http://www.guideparadise.com/index.php?option=com_guides&task=buy&id=10 and my score went up to 2190 (800 math, 760 writing, 630 reading). I highly recommend this guide for anyone wishing to get a higher SAT score.

Answer 6

Sounds very good to me, but things have changed since I went to college b/c I thought SAT scores were out of 1600. Most people I know take the ACT test instead of the SAT. Your GPA is great. I've heard if you have a parent that went to college there, it will benefit you also. Wish I was more help! Good Luck!

Answer 7

i think you could. NYU is definite but im sure you could get into columbia. your GPA is really good. SAT scores arent that bad either. verbal is kinda low but your so good at math and science that im sure your verbal score wont even matter.
GOOD LUCK! : )

Answer 8

You got the reverse of my 15 yr old who won't stop reading trashy fiction (Tamora Pierce fantasy novels, John Grisham, etc.). She got 800 on cr read and 700 in math.
My suggestion to pull up your verbal is to read at least 1 hr a night at bedtime so it doesn't interfere with the rest of your life. You have the typical problem many people do who are great in math--they don't like to read and it shows on test scores. To do well in general elective classes in college, it will be helpful to have a higher reading comprehension than you currently have. You scored barely above average, you know. So read evry night. Trash works, obviously. Read the Day of the Triffids (my brilliant mathematician brother said that was the best novel he evr read as a teen), also Battlefield Earth is a superb science fiction book (by Ron Hubbard). I just finished it, in fact--it's 1,000-plus pages of pure pleasure.

If you like biographies, read Madame Curie written by Eve Curie--it's a gorgeously-written story. Plenty of unknown vocab for you in it, but so very engrossing. I love Charles Irving biograpies, or James Michener's novels--based on true history.

You will have to scout around to find the type of books you love to read, but take the time. It will be so worth it just in terms of expanding your knowledge base, if no other reason. I also find that reading is a great escape when you are hit with disappointmetns. Don't knock reading, it is far better to drown your sorries in a book than in an alcoholic drink or drugs or risky daredevil skydiving, etc.

Oh, I also called JOhns Hpkins to find out their admission requirements, and was told:
When I called Johns Hopkins U to ask, they said they "look" at the 9th grade scores, but they don't calculate those scores when they figure out your GPA. They look at your grades in only CORE ACADEMIC CLASSES (sciences, English, social studies, math, maybe foreign language, I'm not sure) for grades 10 and 11 and half of 12th grade when they decide who to admit. They add up all the grades for the core classes, take the average and that is your GPA that they work with. 90-100 is an A, 80-90 is a B, etc.


Want to know what else they said?
Only 21% of the applicants are accepted.
They look to see if you took the hardest courses offered at your school.
Did you have leadership roles in all of your after school activities?

75% of the kids admitted to JHU have a GPA between 3.7 and 3.8

They like to see volunteer work and good letters of recommendation from your teachers, but the high school transcript is the most important thing. If that doesn't look good, nothing else matters. They don't want to hear about potential, they want to see what you have done.

Typical ACT score of those students who are admitted: 30-34 composite (top score is 36)
Typical SAT score of admitted students: 1350-1500 in the old SAT (top score was 1600 then)(800 in math and 800 in English is top score on old SAT)

The lady in Admissions said that they don't really care much if you made National Merit semi-finalist. They care about how hard your classes are and what grades you got in them.

Answer 9

I REALLY DNT NO SORRY