SAT scores can make or break scholarships
An article in the New York Times clearly explains how SAT scores can be the key factor in getting scholarships. Sample…
With admissions, the colleges say they are practicing holistic review," said Donald E. Heller, an associate professor of education at Pennsylvania State University and an expert in student financial aid. "But with scholarships, some use flat cutoff points with the SAT score. They say if you score above 1,200 or 1,800 on the SAT, you are eligible for a scholarship. If you don't get that score, you don't get that scholarship.
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Just because you are in the cutoff, does that mean you won’t get the scholarship rescinded?
Each scholarship is different. For many scholarships you may not be eligible at all if your score isn’t above a certain level. Other scholarships may look for the applicants with the highest scores.