<p>ArtsyGirl,
I don’t think that your SAT scores will automatically rule you out. I’m not looking at your writing score because I don’t think that Swat places much emphasis on that. If you truly have unique EC’s and a terrific Why Swat essay, these may be able to overcome less than stellar scores in the ED round.</p>
<p>But please don’t use home schooling and a lack of exposure to standardized testing as an excuse. My kids went to a high school where they weren’t exposed to any standardized testing either, but they worked very hard on taking timed practice tests over and over to get themselves used to the type of questions as well as to get their “timing” down.</p>
<p>Good luck with your application to Swat!</p>
<p>Take a look at the most recent Common Data Set statistics for Swarthmore, specifically pages 9-10, to see how Swarthmore uses the essay component of the SAT and ACT (it doesn’t) and to see the graphing of scores.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.swarthmore.edu/Documents/administration/ir/cds2012.pdf[/url]”>http://www.swarthmore.edu/Documents/administration/ir/cds2012.pdf</a></p>