A kid scored SAT 1680 but graduate top 5% from Mira Mesa High
vs.
A kid scored SAT 1750 but graduate 50% from Torry Pine High.
Who would have better chance to get into elite universities ?
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Back when I was in HS (MMHS alumni btw), SAT score was max at 1600. I know a few that got between 1500-1600 and were valedictorians, they all went to Ivy Leagues (Harvard & Yale are the two that came to my mind). Most of the top 10-15% in my year went to UCSD, BYU, UCLA, UCB, UCI, and other universities in that level of competitiveness. I don’t know where the top 50% of Torrey Pine High students went, so I can’t really tell you.
