179 is indeed very, very high. I think the distribution curve of scores centers around 150. 170 and above is about the top 2% of scores- at that point GPA and other factors start counting more. Admission to the top schools is kind of a crapshoot- even a 179 doesn't guarantee you anything, especially at the Yale/Harvard/Stanford level.
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Date: 2007-07-02 05:10 am (UTC)-blue