Chances for an international with unfortunate SATs?

inhabited_world
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:30:52 +0000

@MWFN: I had a 9/12 on the essay score, which is by no means terrible…one of them was a 6 and one was a 3, though, which leads me to believe that the scorers received different versions of my essay. The potential re-scoring of the multiple choice section is also my concern, since I’m pretty sure there wasn’t an error there.

I’m not really looking to major or minor in creative writing during college. Like your D, I plan to get a solid background in several diverse areas (wherever I end up, though I hope it’s Smith). I might consider doing an MFA or something after my first degree. One of the things I really like about Smith is that writing seems more integrated into the general liberal arts atmosphere (with the Poetry Center, etc.) than it sometimes can be at schools with creative writing programs.
Thanks for the tip about UMass…I’ll definitely look into it if I get in/can afford to attend.