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03-12-2008, 06:19 AM
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#151 | | Member
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| How important are SAT II scores as opposed to SAT I scores?
I have SAT I scores in lower Level 3 range and SAT II in the middle of Level 3 
I'm an international and it might sound like I'm making excuses, but we don't study exactly the same things that are on SAT IIs (even in math, we do cover pre-calc and calc, but we mainly skip all those things like knowing the exact theory behind the calculations, if you know what I mean)
It's just that the decisions days are getting closer every day and I guess I'm panicking :/ gwaa | 
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03-12-2008, 11:07 PM
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#152 | | Senior Member
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| ^^^What schools (and major) are you applying too? It really depends on that... | |
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03-13-2008, 06:43 AM
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#153 | | Member
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| Top 20ish unis&LACs.
Major: Undecided (with sub-choices between Philosophy, Physics, Psychology or Photogrphy... yes, very eclectic... :/) | |
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03-15-2008, 11:51 AM
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#154 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Golden State
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| Hmm, well normally SAT Is are much more important that SAT IIs. But if you were applying for engineering, for example, your math subject tests would become equally important. Many colleges don't even require SAT IIs, even the top ones. And, in the end, scores truly are only a fraction of the story. Good luck! | |
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03-15-2008, 12:13 PM
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#155 | | Member
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| Thanks for wishing me luck 
But aren't SATII scores supposed to be there to back up your grades and rigor of your classes? Even if I have excellent GPA, if I got 600's in SAT IIs, won't they think my classes weren't as hard or I my school just gives away grades just like that because I didn't show enough knowledge in that academic area?
I'm sorry to sound overanalyzing, but I've always wondered about those scores and never really got a definite answer on their purpose. | |
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03-15-2008, 06:00 PM
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#156 | | Senior Member
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| SAT IIs are used for placement once you've been admitted, and for admissions at some very selective schools. How the schools choose to view them in relations to grades is up to that university. | |
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03-15-2008, 06:02 PM
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#157 | | Member
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| Thanks, guys.
I'll just try to keep optimistic about the whole thing | |
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03-15-2008, 10:17 PM
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#158 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SoCal
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| GL, let us know how it all turns out! | |
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03-16-2008, 05:30 AM
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#159 | | Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 431
| Thanks, hopefully, I'll have good news to report.
Good luck to all! | |
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03-16-2008, 02:15 PM
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#160 | | Junior Member
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| Level 3/4
(2080, 2130, superscore of 2150)
Middlebury ED | |
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03-16-2008, 10:28 PM
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#161 | | New Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
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| can i get into Dartmouth with a 1600 and a 2.5? But with tons, i mean TONS of extra curriculars? I sure hope so. if not my mom will kill me. | |
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03-16-2008, 10:38 PM
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#162 | | Senior Member
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can i get into Dartmouth with a 1600 and a 2.5?
| Not unless you're the next LeBron James
russia: congrats on Middlebury, that's a wonderful school! | |
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03-22-2008, 01:35 PM
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#163 | | Senior Member
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| update:
31 ACT
admitted: UCLA (honors invite), Michigan, Virginia (likely letter), Wisconsin, U-Washington (honors college), U-Oregon (Dean's scholarship, honors), UC Davis | |
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03-22-2008, 02:00 PM
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#164 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: chicago suburb
Posts: 222
| my son had level 3, almost 4 SAT
ACT 30
got in Stanford EA, U of Chicago and is waiting on Berkeley
He writes a terrific essay and got great recs. His grades are excellent, EC's good. His SAT subject tests were better than regular SAT. I guess this shows that he has actual knowledge, in addition to pretty good aptitude.
He'll be heading to Stanford. | |
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03-22-2008, 08:22 PM
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#165 | | Senior Member
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| ^^ Wow, congrats to your son, gladmom. | |
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