<p>mediocre SAT (just under 1300)
grades: 3.7 gpa (u/w); honors and APs
6Aps (so far): 4 grades of 5; 2 grades of 4</p>
<p>With these numbers, I figure “SAT optional” is the way to go. </p>
<p>Any suggestions for student who is interested in international relations and would like to be in or near a city? (Interest in IR notwithstanding, I think she’d be interested in any top school near a city.)</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Assuming that’s the old SAT, the score is good enough for you to have a chance to get into most universities and liberal arts colleges in the country that are ranked below the top 50.</p>
<p>One college that you might want to look at is American University, which has a nice IR program.</p>
<p>For info about SAT optional colleges, go here: <a href=“http://fairtest.org/optstate.html[/url]”>http://fairtest.org/optstate.html</a></p>
<p>Mediocre with a 1300 :eek:</p>
<p>What does this board DO to people!!! 1300 is fantastic, so congratulations. With respect to SAT optional, Muhlenberg is a good school – but frankly with a 1300 you’re a strong candidate anyway, since I think their 75% is 1320 or so.</p>
<p>take the SAT again and maybe the ACT, and don’t limit yourself to a policy</p>
<p>Iderochi - 1300 is not a bad score, but it probably put her in the middle of the pack since she’s applying form a tough candidate pool and was hoping for Columbia, Vassar G’twn orTufts - - all of which req the SAT.</p>
<p>kcir - the 1300 (1280, to be precise) was w/ prep; and she doesn’t have time for additional prep prior to a re-test (heavy course load - - 5 APs).</p>
<p>you might consider her taking the ACT, if time allows - I too got a 1280 on the SAT w/ some preparation, but I took the ACT with none and got the equivalent of a 1480 on the ACT. Just a thought.</p>
<p>Wanted to agree with the ACT advice. You can take it standby in two weeks. If you get a book and start practicing, you might surprise yourself. And you can send it to most of the schools on your list instead of SAT’s. (Columbia requires SATII’s even with ACT’s, so they’d see your SAT I’s, but if you submitted the ACT instead of SAT I, that’s what would count.)</p>
<p>How about U Md, College Park. Proximity to DC puts a lot of policy-focused people there. Honors College is strong.</p>
<p>Look at American and GW.</p>
<p>How about Bowdoin?</p>
<p>or Bates? Aren’t they hotshots in IR?</p>
<p>conn college</p>
<p>Sarah Lawrence does not require the SAT.</p>
<p>Bowdoin and Holy Cross both very good LAC’s don’t require SAT’s.</p>
<p>for the test advice and school suggestions. </p>
<p>I have purchased a book and set D2 to studying. I had no idea that w/ minimal prep D could earn ACT score representing up to 200 point increase in her SAT score!</p>
<p>johnson and wales in providence, charlotte and other cities does not require sat’s. but having said that, those stats don’t sound bad at all.</p>