How many students get over 1500 SAT?

1500 SAT Score Standings
Out of the 2.13 million test-takers, 20911 scored the same or higher than you. You can apply to 1482 colleges and have a good shot at getting admitted. You have a very low chance of getting into 16 schools with this score.
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What percent of people get above 1500 SAT?

A 1500 SAT score puts you at the 95th percentile, meaning you scored higher than 95% of all other test takers.
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How many people get 1500 in the SAT?

This is a tricky question to answer, but it is a good one. The top 1% of all test-takers comprises those scoring in the range of 1550-1600 on the SAT scoring scale. That top 1% of 2.2 million test-takers comprised nearly 22,000 test-takers from the Class of 2020.
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Is 1500 SAT enough for Harvard?

The 25th percentile New SAT score is 1460, and the 75th percentile SAT score is 1580. In other words, a 1460 places you below average, while a 1580 will move you up to above average. There's no absolute SAT requirement at Harvard, but they really want to see at least a 1460 to have a chance at being considered.
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How hard is it to get a 1500 on SAT?

Achieving a 1500+ score on the SAT is not an impossible task, but it will require you to adopt a well-crafted study plan and to have a comprehensive understanding of how the test and its scores are broken down.
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Is 1500 a good SAT score for MIT?

The 25th percentile New SAT score is 1500, and the 75th percentile SAT score is 1570. In other words, a 1500 places you below average, while a 1570 will move you up to above average. There's no absolute SAT requirement at MIT, but they really want to see at least a 1500 to have a chance at being considered.
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Can I get 1500 on SAT on the first try?

A score above 1500 is definitely within your reach! The most significant difference between scoring in the 1400s and 1500s is familiarity with all of the SAT content areas. However, be careful about being too confident if you hit this range on your first test, as it could be due to luck.
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Is 1500 SAT enough for Stanford?

The 25th percentile New SAT score is 1440, and the 75th percentile SAT score is 1550. In other words, a 1440 places you below average, while a 1550 will move you up to above average. There's no absolute SAT requirement at Stanford, but they really want to see at least a 1440 to have a chance at being considered.
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What SAT score is needed for a full scholarship?

The short answer is that you should aim for an SAT score between 1200 and 1600 if you want to secure some scholarships based on merit–and the higher within that range you score the more money you're looking at.
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What was Bill Gates SAT score out of 1600?

Bill Gates has an impressive SAT score

Gates scored a 1590 out of 1600 on his SATs.
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Is 1560 a good SAT score for MIT?

This tells us that it is possible to be admitted to MIT with a composite SAT score in the range of 1300-1380, although most students are within the 1510-1580 range. We do recommend, however, that you strongly consider retaking the SAT if your composite score is beneath 1550.
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Is 1530 a good SAT score for Ivy League?

A 1530 SAT is an excellent score and will make you highly competitive for pretty much any school that you choose, including the Ivies.
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How rare is it to get a 1600 on the SAT?

A 1600 is only achieved by around 300 test takers per year and makes you eligible and highly competitive for admission at every college. Looking at this from another angle, a 1600 SAT score is in the 99nth percentile, which means you scored higher than 99% of all other 2 million+ test takers.
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Is 1450 a good SAT score for Ivy League?

While a 1450 is among the range of scores they typically accept, which start at 1390, it does happen to be on the lower end. At Harvard, for instance, the SAT score of the average accepted student is 1540, nearly a hundred points higher.
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Can I get into NYU with a 1500 SAT?

There's no absolute SAT requirement at NYU, but they really want to see at least a 1370 to have a chance at being considered.
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Can I get into Cornell with a 1500 SAT?

There's no absolute SAT requirement at Cornell, but they really want to see at least a 1420 to have a chance at being considered.
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What SAT score is required for Ivy?

Standardized testing is a necessary evil of the college admissions process – especially when applying to an Ivy League school. It's important to score a 1550+ on the SAT and/or 34+ on the ACT to be competitive for the Ivy League.
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Why did Jeff Bezos ask for SAT?

Bezos, according to The Atlantic, believed that candidates' SAT scores were a reflection of their intelligence.
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What was George W Bush's SAT score?

Bush scored a 1206 out of 1600 on the SAT; 566 on the verbal section, and 640 on the math section.
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How many questions can you miss to get a 1500 on SAT?

To get to a 1500 minimum, for instance, you need to get at least 48 questions right out of 52 on the Reading section. 41 out of 44 on the Writing & Language section. 55 out of 58 on the Math section.
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Does taking the SAT multiple times hurt you?

Will colleges average your SAT scores if you take the test multiple times? In short, no. Colleges don't take the average of your scores.
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