Bad SAT Scores...advice

tennesseetitan4
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:05:17 +0000

MY highest score on the SAT 1 is 2090 (720cr,650m,720w) and I have just taken the SAT1 agian and received a 1920 (570cr, 650m, 700w). My first test was right after test prep and I was well prepared. The second time was jsut a retake to see if I could get a little better, but the curve and my lack of preparation really hurt me. The critical reading score is just ridiculous when you look at the first one.

How does this look to colleges? I know they take your best score, but I am so depressed about the low score. Will it matter at all in admissions? I also have low SAT’s because I am simply not a great test taker. 630 is APUSH and 610 in lit and a 600 in math2c are my best. Do I have hope. I am applying to Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, USC, Illinois Urbana, Syracuse, UCONN, Penn State, Indiana Bloomington, NYU, Boston U, Emory, UCI, UCLA, UCR

PLEASE HELP