<p>This question is hypothetical as I have already achieved an 1860 on my SAT. I recently visited the UConn campus and really really liked it. I was wondering how much SAT scores could have hurt me. I got a 1450 on my first PSAT without studying. What if I was only able to get my score up 100 points or so and got a 1550. With a 3.5 Cumulative GPA(weighted), would that be enough to keep me out of a school like UConn, or make it significantly less likely to get in, just because I scored 300 points lower on a test?</p>
<p>bump 10 char</p>
<p>PSAT scores are pointless (other than national merit scholars).</p>
<p>No one can tell you what SAT score will get accepted or rejected from most schools (unless they are top or bottom percentile).</p>
<p>In my opinion, the ACT is way easier (especially since it lacks a vocabulary section, yuck). I would try taking it once and seeing how it compares to your SAT score, cause some people perform much better on one than the other.</p>
<p>I already am in the process of applying, I just threw this up hypothetically. I am happy with my scores, but I do wish I took an ACT.</p>
<p>I’m sorry about that dude; good luck to ya! I got an 1820 on the SAT but I did much better on the ACT and got a 31. But a 30+ was absolutely necessary for me because my GPA is astonishingly low.</p>