rhshanks

TheRealKEVP: ''I'm sorry I have to say this, but with SAT scores that low, I doubt whether rhshanks will be able to get good scores on his GCSEs and A-levels.'' Despite my low SAT scores, I usually get As or A*s whenever I do past papers of the GCSEs. My major problem in the SAT is the shortness of the allotted time for each of it's sections. I can solve almost each question right if I had about double the given time. This is why I am planning to redo the SAT some other time in the future after I have had lots of practice.

Its really unfortunate that I will face difficulties in getting accepted to US Universities, but I'll find a way eventually.

TheRealKEVP

It sounds like you just might have some sort of diagnosable medical condition that is creating problems for you when you take the SAT.

I had long suspected that I might have such a thing, so when I went to law school I went to an expert and got completely evaluated. He did find a diagnosable condition, so he sent the results of his evaluation to my law school, together with his recommendations, and the law school therefore gave me 50% more time on all my exams as a result. So when other students took an exam that took 2 hours and 45 minutes, I was given 4 hours and 7 minutes.

In America we have a rather strict law called the Americans with Disabilities Act that requires many places, including educational institutions, to provide "accomodation" for people with disabilities. Like the extra time on exams that my law school gave me.

I would suggest that you get a similar evaluation, and then find out what sorts of accomodations the SAT has for these sorts of conditions.

(Interestingly enough, I am kind of the opposite of you. I had no time trouble with the American SAT, but I did with British O-levels.)

KEVP