Please Help!!!

Applying to College
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I took SAT a year ago during the first semester of my junior year and did horribly on it. My highest score on ACT is 31. And that is the score I submitted to the colleges. However, my SAT score goes automatically on my transcript. So the colleges could see how bad I did a year ago. I have great GPA and ECs, but I got deferred from Lafayette and case western. Do you think it’s because of the SAT score? I thought colleges only look at the highest score. And even if they do look at my SAT score, they should see a huge improvement because a 31 on ACT equals 2100s on the SAT. </p>

<p>I appreciate any helpful answers!!</p>

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<p>Case Western is a fairly selective college. I doubt the low scores were to blame. </p>

<p>Do these colleges require you to report the score as long as you took the test?</p>

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<p>Both of those schools are pretty selective. Check out their Common Data Sets, section C to see how you stack up against last year’s admits.
The good news is that they didn’t deny you. Hopefully you applied to some other schools where your odds are better?</p>

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<p>No, I don’t think it’s because of your SAT score. You presumably reported your ACT as your official score and that is what they used. They have no reason to use a lower score that wasn’t officially reported by you.</p>

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<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>OP, you don’t think that being an international applicant had anything to do with it?</p>