students make accurate self-assessments, because (as Nell’s group has found in the past, with one paper described here) students tend to have inflated views of what they should be able to do, and when they can’t achieve those lofty goals, there is a negative impact on their self-...
Let's make something clear: for all intents and purposes, a 1540+ on an SAT is equivalent to a perfect 1600. No top college is going to give you more credit for a 1580 than a 1550. You've already crossed their score threshold, and whether you get in nowdepends on the rest of you...