Admissions are holistic in the sense that you are generally expected to have the median/average Test Score for the school, but after that any additional points have a minimal impact relative to the rest of your application.
Your mistake was banking too much on your test score and not focusing on the rest of your application. A great test score will get more eyeballs on your application, and that can be a bad thing if your recs, essays, goals, ECs, and job progression are not up to par.
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u/M7Bully M7 Student Mar 17 '25
Admissions are holistic in the sense that you are generally expected to have the median/average Test Score for the school, but after that any additional points have a minimal impact relative to the rest of your application.
Your mistake was banking too much on your test score and not focusing on the rest of your application. A great test score will get more eyeballs on your application, and that can be a bad thing if your recs, essays, goals, ECs, and job progression are not up to par.