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SAT failure

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I was mid 1400's when i took mine.... Compared to my friends (and my brother who all got 1540 and above), i was a failure.... Its all relative.
 
I got a 1440 on the old system - scores only matter so far as how much the school you want to go to cares, and generally good grades will make up for poor test scores.
 
Meh...1520/1600 the first and only time I took it. The whole grammar section thing can bite my nut..glad I didn't have to deal with it.
 
Old SAT was 1390 for me

but SAT IIs which mattered twice as much in the UC system...

800 Writing
800 Math IIC
780 Chemistry

So sure my 1390 didn't stand out, but I got better admissions than a lot of 1400s, 1500s people.

SAT IIs FTW! ACT = east coast idiots
 
Originally posted by: DLeRium
Old SAT was 1390 for me

but SAT IIs which mattered twice as much in the UC system...

800 Writing
800 Math IIC
780 Chemistry

So sure my 1390 didn't stand out, but I got better admissions than a lot of 1400s, 1500s people.

SAT IIs FTW! ACT = east coast idiots
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Midwest uses ACT more than SAT, obviously you didnt do your research.
 
Originally posted by: DLeRium
Old SAT was 1390 for me

but SAT IIs which mattered twice as much in the UC system...

800 Writing
800 Math IIC
780 Chemistry

So sure my 1390 didn't stand out, but I got better admissions than a lot of 1400s, 1500s people.

SAT IIs FTW! ACT = east coast idiots
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ACT is Midwest idiot. SATII's are king in the east coast. The hell are you talking about.
 
Originally posted by: corruptedmage25
SAT = failed

1910 🙁

660 math
640 reading
610 writing
even though i pulled a perfect on the essay i screwed up big here
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I will cry for you.
(Slap)
 
Originally posted by: Brackis
I got a 1530/1600 and I do not expect to get into any of the 11 schools I applied.
Get good grades, regardless of difficulty, and you can still go almost anywhere.
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grades don't matter. test scores do.

i got 1520 on my sats and i got into everywhere i applied.... with a 2.7 gpa.

also, having a bitch-kicking essay helps... as do extracurricular activities.
 
Originally posted by: eits
Originally posted by: Brackis
I got a 1530/1600 and I do not expect to get into any of the 11 schools I applied.
Get good grades, regardless of difficulty, and you can still go almost anywhere.
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grades don't matter. test scores do.

i got 1520 on my sats and i got into everywhere i applied.... with a 2.7 gpa.

also, having a bitch-kicking essay helps... as do extracurricular activities.
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Where did you apply, out of curiosity?
 
Originally posted by: Legendary
Originally posted by: eits
Originally posted by: Brackis
I got a 1530/1600 and I do not expect to get into any of the 11 schools I applied.
Get good grades, regardless of difficulty, and you can still go almost anywhere.
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grades don't matter. test scores do.

i got 1520 on my sats and i got into everywhere i applied.... with a 2.7 gpa.

also, having a bitch-kicking essay helps... as do extracurricular activities.
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Where did you apply, out of curiosity?
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u of michigan
purdue
u of maryland
u of md baltimore co
u of virginia
elon
u of louisville
penn state (i lost a bet with a friend, so i had to apply to there)
ohio state (same reason as above)
western kentucky university
u of kentucky

in the end, i decided to go with western kentucky unversity... like the dumbass i was (yeah, it was because of a girl...).
 
I applied to much harder schools with my 1530 and 3.0 unweighted, over 800 hours of community service. edit: (and a year off after HS of "paid" work with Habitat for Humanity in San Mateo County, CA)

Harvard
Princeton (3rd gen legacy)
Yale
Brown (Great Uncle had a building)
Penn (Grandpa trustee emeritus)
Cornell
Stanford
Cal
UCLA
Northwestern
Vanderbilt

Even though I feel I am not only an acceptable student, but someone who could shine at college, there are so many kids who studied more and will have much better grades. Thus why I expect 0/11.

Perhaps getting in off the waitlist somewhere I hope.
 
Originally posted by: Brackis
I applied to much harder schools with my 1530 and 3.0 unweighted, over 800 hours of community service.

Harvard
Princeton
Yale
Brown
Penn
Cornell
Stanford
Cal
UCLA
Northwestern
Vanderbilt

Thus why I expect 0/11
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I'm guessing you can expect to hear from atleast UCLA Vandy NW Brown Cornell. Probably not Princeton/Yale/Harvard.

I had 1520 3.9 and 500hrs and I got canned from Harvard/Princeton/Yale , wailisted by Stanford and Penn
 
So on the old test that'd be like a 1300, and you're complaining? I got a 1250 and got into two relatively selective schools.
 
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