SAT Essay Score Lowers Chances?

caralhoman
Sun, 26 Nov 2017 11:37:28 +0000

Hi, I took the SAT twice, both times with the essay. I got a 1540 and a 1510; however I received a very low essay score of 16/24 (6/4/6) on both tries. How much will this lower my chances for getting accepted into some of the top colleges? Can I make up for this with a good application essay? And will this affect my chances for colleges that don’t require the essay, like Cornell?