<p>Hello, im a senior who got till now has a 1980 on his SAT I, took it 3 times going from 1760 to 1970 to 1980. Im reserving Novemeber for my SAT II where ill do math and physics. And i want to apply early, which means that November is my last month which will be my first SAT II. So heres my conundrum, should i just take december SAT I, study my a** off to get 2200+ and apply regular? or apply early with what i have, heres the rest of my life in a nutshell:</p>
<p>Junior GPA: 3.93
Sophomore GPA: 3.89
Rank: Although school doesnt officially rank, was told that i was in the top 5%
IB: “Subject (predicted grade)” Math HL (6-7) ,Physics HL (6-7), Economics HL (6) ,Chemistry SL (7) ,Arabic B HL (7) , English A1 SL (6), Overall (43-41) (Added 3 points for EE and TOK)</p>
<p>EC’s:
-A ton of MUN (6 conferences in total), On the executive team in my school’s conference (ICJ VP), and ambassador for my school in THIMUN Qatar
-Volunteer Community Service in Moshi Tanzania
-Casual saxophone, piano and guitar
-Founder, President of my school’s A/V and broadcasting club
-Head/supervisor of the graphics and visual section of my school’s backstage team
-Singing
-School’s basketball team
-Work experience in engineering in the near future</p>
<p>Awards:
-Math League winner (got the pin and certificate)(by winner it means passed it)
-Intel BASEF national scince fair participant (didnt win though )
-School’s highest recorded math MAPS grade (281 in grade 10) (was told that it was better than the 99% percentile)</p>
<p>I would apply regular… there’s no advantage of applying early unless you are incredibly prepared (which it doesn’t sound like you are). Just wondering… why did you wait so long to take your SAT II’s? Most people finish them in their sophomore/junior year. Also, if you are an international student, you can’t apply early anyways.</p>
<p>hell hope is def not lost! You got a good GPA nowadays its GPA over SAT because that evaluates your 3.5 years in high school not just one test. You got good specs for any college you want to apply to. Maybe you weren’t so fortunate with your SAT but oh well…hey? u just might be stressing over the SAT too much affecting your score…get the grade you want on your SAT 2…Go reg unless u have a college u really want to go to</p>
<p>most people DONT finish them in sophomore/junior year. most CC people do.
every school introduces students to college prep things at different times. at my school, we are told once in may of jr year and once in oct of sr year.</p>
<p>apply early if you feel you are ready, apply regular if you want to raise your score. but remember, you are more than just scores.</p>
<p>If you are an international(non-US citizen or non-Permanent Resident), you can’t apply early.</p>
<p>If your primary language is not English, 1980 sounds just fine. Not good, but ok. You can use your GPA and Subject Tests to show them you are capable of academic work.</p>
<p>Also, if you are an int’l, you can take TOEFL instead of SAT-I. TOEFL is relatively easier althought not just a piece of cake.</p>
<p>The reason people don’t recommend taking a test after 2nd time is because, generally speaking, people usually don’t improve. If you take and get the same scores again, it may not look good. MIT only considers your best scores, and you can also use Score Choice but really a 4th time sounds a bit overkill?</p>
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