<p>Hey, me again</p>
<p>If, say, I can get 800’s in my subject tests (Biology E and US History), can they somehow balance my 1870 in the reasoning test?</p>
<p>Can you take the SAT Reasoning again? Unfortunately, it’s more important at most colleges decision wise.</p>
<p>I don’t think I can :\ It’s too pricey, and I’m on a very tight budget…</p>
<p>I don’t know about your country (I guess there is this opportunity too), but in mine (Russia) there is The Opportunity Program that helps you with money while you’re preparing for studying in the USA, it’s provided by EducationUSA to help kids for whom even taking the tests and applying for colleges is a lot of money. Ask you advisor about The Opportunity Program. Hope this helps =)</p>
<p>Higher SAT2s help, but they aren’t a substitute for lower SAT/ACT scores.</p>
<p>Prostozina, I will definitely look into that! I know that there is an organization funded by a student in the US, but they base their aid on donations and thus there isn’t a lot of money to go round. Also, I don’t have an advisor, we generally don’t in Romania. But I’ll look i up myself, no problemo.</p>
<p>Cjgone, I know they’re not substitutes, but I mean, I have a high gpa, and I am worried that colleges will see it as grade inflation because of the SAT. SO I am curious to know if high subject test scores will counter that belief.</p>
<p>I haven’t used The Opportunity Program myself yet, so I can’t really say every particular detail or fact, but I’ve read that you should pass some short sample TOEFL and SAT tests, write a bit about yourself, provide that you’re in need, discuss everything with advisor (how come there aren’t any in Romania?) and finally you get the help (if other parts were successful of course).
It’s not like very competitive scholarship, the decision whether to help you with the money or not is made in terms of every person. And it’s not based on donations, it’s based on the money of the US government (as I know).</p>
<p>Thanks a lot!! Hopefully I can find something similar over here, otherwise I’m screwed 
I don’t know why we don’t employ advisers in schools. I guess it’s cause the system lacks in a lot of places already and the paycheck is small enough without needing to add another group of people. I have no idea. But we could definitely benefit from an experienced person’s help. Oh well, that’s where CC comes in for me haha</p>
<p>I’m not so sure that the SAT II’s won’t balance out the SAT I. Many colleges have even said that in the future they might replace requiring the SAT I with requiring 6 SAT II’s or so. They test completely different things for the most part, so it’ll show you’re a different kind of learner or thinker. You know everything you’ve been taught, but the sAT material just doesnt fit to that. Might help, might not. Remember that the SAT isnt the only factor in admissions, just one of the more tangible factors</p>
<p>Alisyn, I didn’t mean an adviser of your school (we don’t have them in Russia either), I meant an adviser of EducationUSA ([Education</a> in the United States - Virtual Consulting Office](<a href=“http://vco-edusa.net/]Education”>http://vco-edusa.net/)). And I know that they are all over the world, that’s why I was a bit surprised.</p>
<p>Ohhh! I’m sorry, I completely misunderstood you! Yes, of course, we have the EducationUSA advisers, the Fulbright Comissions. Next time I’m in the capital, I will make sure to pay them a visit.</p>
<p>Interficio, thank you! That’s kindof what my train of thought was as well, that I am academically skilled, just that not in riddles and stuff like that that the SAT tests (because honestly, that is a such a bad bad assessment test).</p>
<p>Be aware that the whole process could take a while, so try to communicate with the advisor as soon as it possible.
And good luck! =)</p>
<p>Thanks a bunch! I sent them an email just now asking if the program is also available in Romania. Fingers crossed for a positive answer! :)</p>