<p>I was wondering if anyone thought that, in transfer admissions, a bad SAT score (630 verbal, in my case) can be cancelled out by doing well in that subject in college. I had a 36 in the writing section on the ACT, and I have A’s in all my classes that are heavy on writing, like English Composition II and Creative Nonfiction Workshop. I’ll be applying as a junior transfer to NYU (among some other schools) and was just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on it.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>really horrible = 630, since when?</p>
<p>would you consider my verbal ~ 700 just horrible
i am just playing with you, a 630 isn’t bad, a 36 on the reading section on the ACT not the writing would help you. </p>
<p>ACT writing ~ SAT writing
ACT reading ~ SAT verbal / critical reading</p>
<p>i know many ppl that had like sub 650 SAT verbal scores and had in the 700s on the writing portion</p>
<p>i don’t know whether or not it will “cancel out,” but I think that colleges review grades and standardized testing as different categories. </p>
<p>As for the score itself, don’t worry about it. You’re clearly great at humanities type courses, and and as a junior transfer your college performance is most important. Good luck.</p>
<p>bball87 - if you pair my 630 verbal with my 500 math, my score really is horrible! That was back in high school (I only took the test once), and both my math grades and math test scores show how weak I am in math. Verbal/writing is usually my strong point, though, and I really would like to show adcoms that despite my really low testing scores. Unfortunately, my highest reading score was a 29 on the ACT (I read sooooo slowly), so that really doesn’t show them either. However, ask any of my teachers and they will tell you that I am a strong writer…but I guess writing isn’t the same as verbal…</p>
<p>mr sanguine - thanks for the advice. I appreciate your input, and, I think you are right about colleges reviewing test scores and grades in different categories.</p>