I'll just put it at this, I'm PRAYING for low 160's. My grades from undergrad are better than most, and I've no ambitions of attending Harvard or Yale, which I'd have had to have scored close to perfect to do any way.
Check what the school that you are mainly interested in says about this. For example Harvard has clearly said that if you apply late you will get the decision later but your changes of getting in are the same.
And that's the worry @licknee10 -- I'd love to aim for those very schools! Harvard updated their policy to include acceptance of the highest scores. But other policies are more ambiguous.
About that - does it really make any difference if you're an extreme splitter? Do most schools value a 3.2GPA 175 that much better than a 3.2GPA 170? I don't think I'd be getting money either way so I'm just curious from an acceptance standpoint.
@kendallM Harvard is again ranked at #2 ... now). I do not see Harvard tightening their admission standards so ... Yale (or at least tie). Harvard has very large class sizes ...