<p>If my D does not do well on the SAT does that mean that she won’t do well on the entry test for grad school? She’s interested in speech pathology which requires a masters degree.</p>
<p>No it does not. The tests do not test intelligence per se, and are more about how someone can master the test itself. If her SAT scores are low, she needs to figure out why and fix that before taking her next standardized test. For example, studying more, taking more practice tests, etc. She might not be able to achieve a perfect score, but can still score high enough.</p>
<p>A low SAT score doesn’t necessarily translate to a low GMAT score; they’re different tests. There’s probably a decent correlation, though. </p>
<p>Why, I’m wondering, do speech pathology programs require the GMAT? I was under the impression that the GMAT was exclusively for graduate business programs.</p>
<p>There’s two ways one can interpret this question:</p>
<p>If someone gets a low SAT score, will they get a low GMAT or GRE score if they don’t do a much better job preparing for the exam? The answer here is yes, they will get a low score. As MaceVindaloo mentioned, the tests are less about intelligence and more about mastering the tests, so while someone will become more intelligent in college, they likely won’t become significantly more prepared for these standardized tests without practice and/or study.</p>
<p>If someone gets a low SAT score, can they improve their GMAT or GRE score? The answer here is yes, so long as they do a better job of studying. But since these tests measure how well one can prepare for these tests, they might require amount of studying to improve scores.</p>