1990 SAT with terrible math score?

Vot123
Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:57:57 +0000

The situation is not hopeless. Take the ACT, you might be surprised. The same student could be in the 65th percentile for math on the SAT and shoot to an 85th percentile on the ACT. Same student, same knowledge, but the tests are based on a different core ideology. And how a particular school will view the discrepancy between your math and reading scores depends on what else you have on your platter of offerings, e.g. ECs, GPA, any hooks the school may be on the lookout for (including athletics, performing arts) to push you over the edge. I can tell you that I’ve seen kids get into some fairly selective schools (though not ivy-league) with your total and math SAT score.