@Frigidcold I’m not sure if we do rank here, but I know my school is seriously crazy competitive, so idk where I stand
As of now, I’ll be applying to 2 safeties, 3 matches, and 6 reaches; however, five of the schools on my list are UCs, and I’m guaranteed admission to one (Merced or Riverside) if my GPA/SAT score ratio is high enough (which I’m 99% sure it will be). If I’m going to end up at a safety/target, I might as well end up at a UC, which is a) cheaper because it’s in-state, and b) it’s in-state and I’d really only go out-of-state for a reach. I suppose my list is pretty reach-heavy, but that’s because most of the colleges that I both really like and that have good programs in everything I’m thinking of majoring in are reaches for me.
Huh…I was about to say that UCR is my safety because they have the guaranteed admission (GAP) program if you apply for the program as a junior, but I can’t find it anymore. I guess they discontinued it. So I guess I’ll have to go through the ELC thing or whatever it’s called.
I have 2 safeties, 4 matches, and 4 reaches (2 of which are Ivies). I’m still playing with the matches but the others are p much set. I would like to add a reach but I haven’t found another one that I’m really interested in, unfortunately.
UCR used to have this: http://sfmomof3.blogspot.com/2013/03/uc-riverside-offers-guaranteed.html. But I guess it’s just for transfers now.
@shussain2 I thought we could only take the revised SAT?
I’m planning on hopefully taking the SAT this fall, then again in the spring. Probably take my subject tests in the spring of junior yr. I want to get everything out of the way before senior yr. I’ll take the ACT too probably. I’ll do practice tests for both the SAT and the ACT to see which one I do better on.
I’m taking the world history sat 2 who else is??
@Boltingflame @Calchong So we’re allowed to take SAT II now? Even tho we just finished sophomore yr??? What!!!
@ZBlue17 so you’re going to take one new SAT and one old SAT? I was thinking about doing that, but I do better on the old one anyways, so I’ll probably just take that once or twice (if I take it twice, October/January).
@topaz1116 no they would both be the new one. I’m getting the new blue book this summer when it comes out to begin prep. I’m worried tho bc on the sophomore yr PSAT I got only a 1610. That was w/ no prep, and I omitted a lot of questions, and I just really didn’t try. So I’m hoping with some actual effort my PSAT score will be 2200. But idk seems like a long shot
@ZBlue Sorry to break it to you, but the SAT doesn’t change until spring so you would indeed be taking an old one and a new one. Btw, 227 on PSAT, can’t help but brag slightly.
Dang it!! I thought ppl taking in then are given a choice? What did you do to get such a high score? I really want to qualify for NMF @Frigidcold
@Frigidcold @ZBlue17 https://www.collegeboard.org/delivering-opportunity/redesigned-psat-nmsqt The SAT website says the new tests launch in October of this year
@lsalck32 New PSAT test launches in October because, of course, there is only one test date. SATs don’t change until spring.
@ZBlue17 Honestly, didn’t study for PSAT. School makes us take it every year. I feel like I naturally do well because I read a lot, or used to. And math is a joke. Although I rushed and misread a question.
^As someone who reads a lot, I concur with the previous statement: I feel like it helped me a lot on the PSAT (216/no prep) and will help me for the SAT. Classics help a lot as well (think 1984, Brave New World, Journey to the Center of the Earth–ones that make you think).
I hate the writing section on the SAT though. There are generally multiple correct (or no correct) answers, and it really annoys me.
@ZBlue17 if you really want to take the new SAT, maybe you could try out the ACT? It’s a lot like the new SAT in style, and it’s not changing at all.
I got a 217 on my PSAT. The writing section for me was easy, I only missed one. But I have problems with math for some reason. The problems are easy and I shouldn’t be missing any, and yet I do.
I hardly read any classics but I’m pretty good at analyzing passages and stuff. When we do multiple choices from the AP exam in AP English Language I usually get the highest score in the class (the teacher puts the high scores on the board). So I should definitely do better on the CR next time.
My breakdown was 70 CR 71 M 76 W.
Sometimes my mother annoys me a lot. She just bought a new car on a whim (a Mercedes-Benz, the third one our family has) which costs thousands of dollars, but she complains when we use a few hundred dollars to buy groceries for the month. And we have a family of seven so we need a lot of groceries. We don’t even make that much money but she always buys super expensive things just so she can show off. And she once told me we’re in a lot of debt too. We don’t even have space for another car! We run out of food a lot in my house and yet my mother just goes out and spends money like this.
Gonna take Math II and WH this June ughhhh
Good luck. The curve in May for Math 2 was insane. I left 4 blank and got an 800