Additional Info - explaining poor SAT scores

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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<p>Hello all,</p>

<p>My daughter took the SATs in October and December. We haven’t seen the December scores yet but the October scores were pretty low. She is a senior in high school, a great student with a high GPA in a demanding course load, but she’s not a native English speaker. This is her first and only year she’s been exposed to timed, multiple-choice type testing. Before this year, she was in school in Europe where the teaching is all done in Italian and most tests are oral.</p>

<p>Is it worth explaining these circumstances in the additional info section in the Common App and if so, how to word it without appearing whiny?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Definitely. She should have her guidance counselor explain it in her recommendation letter.</p>