Preliminary app and sat score

oceandiver01
Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:57:12 +0000

When I did the prelim application my scores were too low for me to be a candidate. (first SAT 490M 530CR 520W) It was pretty devastating to me that i wasnt even qualified to be considered. But I started to do my nomination paper work and at the beginning of this year I sent my transcript and it apparently made a candidate. So I had my candidate status and thought I’d try the ACT. I bought a book for the ACT and read it and worked on it real hard but i still ended up getting a 24 in english and 25 in math which my BGO told me wasn’t competative enough. So my parents and I decided to try out an SAT prep class which I thought was pretty bogus and a stress since I had to put up with school and then also do the Prep Class at night. The class was also pretty expensive so I offered to pay half (but then again what is a couple hundred dollars when you are getting a 200k or whatever education) But it helped me improve my scores ALOT! On my 2nd SAT i got 1230M+V and I just got my Nov scores today and my Math stood the same and my CR raised 30 pts. The things I learned in the Prep Class also helped me on the ACT. On the last ACT i got 29 Math and 27 English.

That was just my problems with the standardized test part…don’t even let me get started on the problems I had with the Medical and Physical part ahah.

So what I’m trying to say is don’t give up because you get hung up on a few details, do everything you can to improve your chances to get in because in the end all this hard work and effort you are putting in will pay off in the end and if you really want it you will work hard for it.

Good luck guys!