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USC and NYU are now 1500 sat median. wtf!?

these were my safety schools. now I wouldnt even get in. are...
yellow roast beef party of the first part
  05/29/25
Yeah basically. They don't even care about the SAT you just ...
shimmering karate
  05/29/25
Do they do the BS thing where they don't require people to s...
Brass halford church
  05/29/25
that + you have to subtract 60-70 points to compare to SAT s...
appetizing national really tough guy
  05/29/25
what happened? is it all adhd extra test time? I dont really...
yellow roast beef party of the first part
  05/29/25
no they just made the curve much easier a while back. these ...
appetizing national really tough guy
  05/29/25
Cowgod has a good shtick on this. The big rescaling (or at l...
Milky Box Office Police Squad
  05/29/25
1995 re-centering and ~2010 (not announced but it seems to b...
Khaki irradiated dilemma
  05/30/25
there was another one more recently
Silver racy public bath
  05/30/25
go look at a modern SAT. the questions are 50% easier. e.g. ...
hideous vermilion philosopher-king
  05/29/25
you subtract a lot more than that. i was a national merit se...
adventurous becky trailer park
  05/29/25
(old man)
Comical pearly chapel black woman
  05/29/25
ljl no wonder you can't hold a fucking job
shimmering karate
  05/29/25
Confirmed both do this.
Brass halford church
  05/29/25
"just apply test optional! scores aren't everything!&qu...
hideous vermilion philosopher-king
  05/29/25
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yapping seedy bbw giraffe
  05/29/25
Yes, it's optional so only whites and Asians are taking it (...
Indecent Misunderstood Theater Stage Gaming Laptop
  05/29/25
This is why we need more bug people chinks and turds in our ...
razzle space french chef
  05/29/25
I just looked up my school and now the top 25% is like 1550 ...
Mischievous massive headpube rigpig
  05/29/25
seems like it's clearly all make believe, as kids aren't sig...
Comical pearly chapel black woman
  05/29/25
IDK. They see a lot more of the world through the internet a...
exciting claret ratface
  05/29/25
I think its a combination of (i) the test is dumbed down ...
laughsome flickering scourge upon the earth
  05/29/25
I am curious what a 1350 (decent score in 2000s) is today pe...
Heil Hitler (TT6)
  06/02/25
I really want to go take the SAT cold today. If I beat my o...
Painfully honest impertinent mad cow disease
  05/29/25
what did you score?
yellow roast beef party of the first part
  05/30/25
780/750. I assume I would ace Verbal now, but math should b...
Painfully honest impertinent mad cow disease
  05/30/25
you get a formula sheet
hideous vermilion philosopher-king
  05/30/25
?
Heil Hitler (TT6)
  06/02/25
https://www.3rprep.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Formula-Sh...
Pierbattista Pizzaballa
  06/02/25
They don't do the analogies we had to do
charismatic circlehead
  05/29/25
No more questions about regattas
Low-t gunner
  05/31/25
SAT Percentile Rankings for a 1350 Score: Early 2000s (pr...
Heil Hitler (TT6)
  06/02/25


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Date: May 29th, 2025 12:54 PM
Author: yellow roast beef party of the first part

these were my safety schools. now I wouldnt even get in. are "top" schools only for autistic weirdos now?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48970922)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: shimmering karate

Yeah basically. They don't even care about the SAT you just mail a fecal sample.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48970931)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: Brass halford church

Do they do the BS thing where they don't require people to submit SAT scores, so you effectively remove the bottom third of the distribution of their students?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48970932)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 12:59 PM
Author: appetizing national really tough guy

that + you have to subtract 60-70 points to compare to SAT scores from when we were in hs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48970940)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 1:05 PM
Author: yellow roast beef party of the first part

what happened? is it all adhd extra test time? I dont really get the no sat score thing. what do they go by (for whites at least)?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48970954)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 1:09 PM
Author: appetizing national really tough guy

no they just made the curve much easier a while back. these days the 99th percentile isnt until 1530, when i took it it was something like 1460 (and in the 90s closer to 1400).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48970966)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 1:10 PM
Author: Milky Box Office Police Squad

Cowgod has a good shtick on this. The big rescaling (or at least one of the big rescalings) was around 1996 or so.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48970971)



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Date: May 30th, 2025 3:51 AM
Author: Khaki irradiated dilemma

1995 re-centering and ~2010 (not announced but it seems to be easier to get high scores)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48972776)



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Date: May 30th, 2025 10:27 PM
Author: Silver racy public bath

there was another one more recently

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48975518)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 1:10 PM
Author: hideous vermilion philosopher-king

go look at a modern SAT. the questions are 50% easier. e.g. an old SAT math question considered hard may have 3 or 4 logical steps. a "hard" question now has 2.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48970969)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 1:12 PM
Author: adventurous becky trailer park

you subtract a lot more than that. i was a national merit semi-finalist and my sat was 1370

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48970978)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 3:29 PM
Author: Comical pearly chapel black woman

(old man)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48971496)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 3:31 PM
Author: shimmering karate

ljl no wonder you can't hold a fucking job

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48971502)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 1:05 PM
Author: Brass halford church

Confirmed both do this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48970955)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 1:11 PM
Author: hideous vermilion philosopher-king

"just apply test optional! scores aren't everything!"

- every URM posting online about their avalanche of acceptances

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48970972)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 10:30 PM
Author: yapping seedy bbw giraffe



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48972470)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 1:15 PM
Author: Indecent Misunderstood Theater Stage Gaming Laptop

Yes, it's optional so only whites and Asians are taking it (and some of the whites are not even taking it if they have a good enough "hook"). Also as people have mentioned there have been multiple rescalings as well as dumbing down the actual material itself (no more analogies, etc) to make it more of a grinder test and less of an intelligence test.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48970988)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 1:16 PM
Author: razzle space french chef

This is why we need more bug people chinks and turds in our country. The "SAT median scores" need to be higher. Then we can Win against The Chinese Enemy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48970990)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 3:40 PM
Author: Mischievous massive headpube rigpig

I just looked up my school and now the top 25% is like 1550 lol. And bottom 25% was 1470. Kinda crazy for a non-elite school.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48971531)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 3:42 PM
Author: Comical pearly chapel black woman

seems like it's clearly all make believe, as kids aren't significantly smarter than they were ~20 years ago

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48971535)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 10:01 PM
Author: exciting claret ratface

IDK. They see a lot more of the world through the internet and social media, and have access to drill down easily on shit they aren't getting. This is actually what you would expect if you believe the internet is a disruptive knowledge/learning force. Though there's also DEI bullshit thrown in masking it too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48972417)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 10:35 PM
Author: laughsome flickering scourge upon the earth

I think its a combination of

(i) the test is dumbed down due to DEI. they took out analogies and keep making it easier

(ii) 20 years ago only the truly elite schools prepped kids for the SATS (and then these NE private schools acted like their kids were geniuses). Now even middle class kids in Alabama have parents who are paying for college counselors.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48972483)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 2:08 PM
Author: Heil Hitler (TT6)

I am curious what a 1350 (decent score in 2000s) is today percentile wise.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48981139)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 10:31 PM
Author: Painfully honest impertinent mad cow disease

I really want to go take the SAT cold today. If I beat my original score the whole thing is a joke.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48972475)



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Date: May 30th, 2025 5:14 PM
Author: yellow roast beef party of the first part

what did you score?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48974638)



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Date: May 30th, 2025 10:22 PM
Author: Painfully honest impertinent mad cow disease

780/750. I assume I would ace Verbal now, but math should be worse. Literally no idea how to find the area of a circle.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48975496)



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Date: May 30th, 2025 11:14 PM
Author: hideous vermilion philosopher-king

you get a formula sheet

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48975606)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: Heil Hitler (TT6)

?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48980719)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 2:07 PM
Author: Pierbattista Pizzaballa

https://www.3rprep.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Formula-Sheet-for-the-SAT.pdf

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48981138)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 10:32 PM
Author: charismatic circlehead

They don't do the analogies we had to do

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48972479)



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Date: May 31st, 2025 7:52 AM
Author: Low-t gunner

No more questions about regattas

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48976000)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 2:09 PM
Author: Heil Hitler (TT6)

SAT Percentile Rankings for a 1350 Score:

Early 2000s (pre-2005 SAT format) Scale: 1600 (Verbal + Math)

A score of 1350 would typically fall around the 93rd to 95th percentile. This indicates a very strong performance relative to test-takers of that era.

Recent SAT (2016-present)

Scale: Revised 1600 scale (Evidence-Based Reading & Writing + Math) A 1350 now corresponds roughly to around the 90th to 92nd percentile.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731045&forum_id=2...id.#48981143)