Is my SAT score high enough to get myself into UCLA???

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<p>so here’s the break down of my score:</p>

<p>Math- 790
Writing-700
Reading-590…(at least I improved from a 440[practice test] lol).</p>

<p>My total score is 2080.</p>

<p>do the UCLA adcoms look at your total SAT score or do they look at the subscores as well?
would my terrible reading score have a big impact on my admission?</p>

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<p>Hm, it also depends if you are in-state. If you are out of state, I would say definitely retake. But you should still really work on trying to get that reading score up, not necessarily to like 700, above about 640 you should be ok. Because usually Critical reading and math are the two sections weighted most on the SAT. Still though, remember SATs are only one part of college admissions.</p>

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<p>I’m actually an international student (am I even more disadvantaged?), and I will raise my Critical Reading score up to at least 650. According to this one website, the average SAT score is typically 2090 for UCLA.</p>

<p>what can I do to raise my Critical Reading score?</p>

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<p>being an international student is a HUGE advantage.</p>

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<p>Why is it an advantage?</p>

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<p>On what planet?</p>

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<p>because universities want diversity in their schools. being an international student just contributes to the melting pot. it’s easier for an international student to get into a university than an American because the criteria is higher for American students.</p>

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<p>If only that were true. Need-blind colleges have so many applicants they can only accept a few. Those who aren’t need-blind are happy to get those who can pay their way through but provide little aid because of the expenses.</p>

<p>It’s much harder for international students.</p>

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<p>I don’t know if I would be considered an international student since I was born in Los Angeles and migrated to Toronto,Canada…</p>

<p>I wouldn’t say I have an advanatage though…</p>

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<p>To the OP: It may hurt but at least your verbal scores are greater than the 25th percentile.</p>

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<p>here are my percentile ranks:</p>

<p>Math - 99%
Writing - 96%
Reading - 77% lol…</p>

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<p>Not at all. Yes schools want diversity, but the ratio of applicants to spots available is much higher for international applicants than domestic applicants simply because so many international applicants apply.</p>

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<p>I never thought about that. Never mind.</p>