SAT scores in a few hours.

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: lrad50
My friend got a 2340 and got rejected from Harvard
(4.5 gpa as well)

That's fscked up

 

[razor2025]

The e-penis aura is strong in this thread...

Seriously, SAT is over-rated and near-useless as any significant measurement. Colleges are placing much more emphasis on other things over SATs, like AP scores and extra-curriculars. Besides, SAT score is completely useless after college admission. The real challenge is getting through college and finding a good job, and 1600 on SAT isn't going to help you in either case.

 

[razor2025]

Also on another note, not everyone takes SAT seriously, including the smart/genius ones. I know smart buddies that completely disregarded SATs. The only reason they took SATs was because their parents bugged/forced them to. They simply browsed the question and/or christmas tree the test. Most of them got sub-par scores, but they went into top-tier school simply because their application showed immense potential outside of SAT scores.

In all seriousness, if you're incredibly smart, you really don't need to be bothered by SAT scores. There are plenty of things that shows off your brains outside of SAT. Just because you CAN get 1300+ if you paid enough attention, doesn't mean you HAVE to. If I knew I had enough potential to get accepted by any colleges, why should I have to waste 3 hours of my time taking a dumb test? If it was required for application, I would probably mark it randomly/doodle during the test.

 

[LongCoolMother]

my 2190 got me into UC Berkeley. No scholarships/etc. I did get scholarships to places like UC Irvine though. But i chose berkeley.

 

[esun]

Those that are claiming the SATs are flawed are right. But they ARE important. This is not because they necessarily tell colleges that you will be a good student, but rather because colleges perceive there is a correlation between success in college and good SAT scores. While I don't personally have knowledge to corroborate such a claim, the fact that so many colleges rely on this metric would indicate it must carry some merit. Of course, we all know that the fundamental reason why the SAT is flawed is because you can, in fact, study for it. In theory, that would mean you could study for a 3 hour test and suddenly improve your ability to succeed in college (which we all know is bogus).

Either way, the SAT should be important to every high school student that wants to attend a good 4-year college. No matter what you think or have heard, getting good scores on your SAT I and SAT IIs is important. While there are exceptional cases where students with low SAT scores are accepted to highly selective universities, the fact of the matter is that the average SAT scores for highly selective universities is high, much higher than scores for lower ranked universities. That means if you want in, you have to play their game. SATs, APs, and extracurriculars are all a part of that game. The vast majority of people I know that were "active" in high school extracurriculars dropped those activities in college. People I know with good GPAs in high school get C's in college. It's just a game, a facade most people put on to get where they want to go.

 

[dudeman007]

Originally posted by: esun
Those that are claiming the SATs are flawed are right. But they ARE important. This is not because they necessarily tell colleges that you will be a good student, but rather because colleges perceive there is a correlation between success in college and good SAT scores. While I don't personally have knowledge to corroborate such a claim, the fact that so many colleges rely on this metric would indicate it must carry some merit. Of course, we all know that the fundamental reason why the SAT is flawed is because you can, in fact, study for it. In theory, that would mean you could study for a 3 hour test and suddenly improve your ability to succeed in college (which we all know is bogus).

Either way, the SAT should be important to every high school student that wants to attend a good 4-year college. No matter what you think or have heard, getting good scores on your SAT I and SAT IIs is important. While there are exceptional cases where students with low SAT scores are accepted to highly selective universities, the fact of the matter is that the average SAT scores for highly selective universities is high, much higher than scores for lower ranked universities. That means if you want in, you have to play their game. SATs, APs, and extracurriculars are all a part of that game. The vast majority of people I know that were "active" in high school extracurriculars dropped those activities in college. People I know with good GPAs in high school get C's in college. It's just a game, a facade most people put on to get where they want to go.

Great post:thumbsup:

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: LongCoolMother
my 2190 got me into UC Berkeley. No scholarships/etc. I did get scholarships to places like UC Irvine though. But i chose berkeley.

Go Bears! Good score. I say that's like a 1450 on the old scale. That's pretty d amn good. I never even hit that yet I'm also at Cal....