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It's common for us to see CARS as being the lowest score. A CARS score of 125 is fine. I would not lose sleep over this. Just my thoughts.
You're fine! CARS gets cut the most slack of the categories.
I have been wondering if there is a current worry on other social media about the CARS score.
People here have been asking about 124,125, and even 126 as too low
People here have been asking about 124,125, and even 126 as too low
@wysdoc If there is, I haven’t seen a lot of it. Many of those that I’ve seen worried about it have decent composite scores (515+) and its simply that the CARS score is several points lower than the other sections. As neurotic as we are, I think applicants with this circumstance start to use their google-fu and find confirmation bias about having a “low” CARS score being enough to threaten their application (usually from old websites that say “some schools filter for a CARS score higher than 124-125” but don’t give examples to back that vague statement..); this is especially in the context of an unbalanced score.
Basically I think it’s paranoia, poor-quality information, and confirmation bias.
Basically I think it’s paranoia, poor-quality information, and confirmation bias.
thegodofbio
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I also have the same question. I have a 519 (132/124/132/131). This is lower than the minimum 125 cutoff that many schools have. How will it affect me considering the rest of my application looks solid?
For the most part, you will be cut the most slack for CARS and, particularly if English is not your mother tongue.
Thank you all, for your responses. Really appreciate it.
I had a 518 132/125/131/130 and got interviews at a couple top schools. Nobody ever brought it up.
I had a less-than-stellar CARS score (though I'm FGLI, so YMMV). You can see the results of my app cycle in my signature (had a lot of success at the T20 level and only one T10 asked about it).
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thegodofbio
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How about Georgetown? If my app is service oriented, would a 124 CARS eliminate me from the Georgetown application pool? Does it help that I am low-income, immigrant and English is not my first language?
