<p>I am applying ED and I had planned to take an SAT II on Nov.1, since I messed it up last spring (only got a 670 on one of them, and I only have one other, which is over 700 so I guess that is okay.)</p>
<p>The problem is my grandmother just died and I would miss the funeral if I take the SAT IIs. My parents say that is fine, I don’t have to go, but I feel really funny about not going. I don’t want to mention it to Duke - sounds lame. </p>
<p>Will the 670 kill my chances? I probably would get over a 700 if I retake. My SAT 1 is 2250.</p>
<p>Your SAT1 is good, and your SAT 2’s arent awful so I personally dont think it would kill you, but this is just my opinion. Basically you have a few options.</p>
<p>1) Skip the funeral and retake.
2) Skip the retake and go with one 670. (not that bad in context of your other stats probably, in my opinion, but still quite low SAT2 score for Duke)
3) Maybe apply RD if you are really that concerened about the score and want to attend the funeral. I personally think the advantage of applying ED would be more than raising the score of 670.
4) Submit a letter with your ED application explaining in brief why you couldnt retake the SAT2. It may not help you but I dont think it could hurt.</p>
<p>This is of course a personal choice so I wont begin to tell you what to do. Im sure whatever you decide will be the right thing for YOU personally to do. To answer your original question though, NO i dont think a 670 will kill you, especially with the strong SAT1.</p>
<p>i think apply ED with a 670. skipping a funeral would be weird, so yeah. but i really do not think you should mention that to duke. it won’t matter to them. rather they must just wonder why you waited until the last minute or something.</p>
<p>GOOD LUCKK</p>