<p>I have a dilemma. A few weeks ago I signed up for the SAT again upon recommendation from my counselor with a fee waiver. Last week, my AP Art teacher told me about an Open House at University of the Arts in Philadelphia on Nov. 8, and National Portfolio Day the day after and recommended that we go to it. Since I want to be an illustration major, it is important that I go. The problem is that it is the same day as the SAT. I was able to apply to UArts for free over the summer and I haven’t sent my transcripts yet but I am interested in the school. But at the same time I also am thinking about other art schools that have higher scores. When I was going through my email, I saw that UArts had an event in my area but I missed it. I am not normally able to go to Phili all the time so going would be good to see the college/ area. Also Nov. 8, is the last open house until spring next year. When I took the SAT last spring, I was sick but I did do better than I did on the PSAT. I got a 550 on Reading, 570 on Math, and a 520 on Writing. I’m not sure if these are good or bad scores or not to retake them again. So in my situation, would it be better to take the SAT again or go to the college open house?</p>
<p>Take the SAT… Better to get those up</p>
<p>i already made a portfolio review on Saturday</p>
<p>That’s like… This week.
Have you made any progress with sat studying? Or did you just sign up to retake it on a whim the other day? If you haven’t been studying, there’s no sense in retaking it and getting a similar score, plus or minus 20 points. I’m not familiar with the art world and how important open houses are. Usually I’d say get your SAT score up, but if you aren’t confident you’d do better, taking it twice and getting a similar score is a waste.</p>
<p>Do some more research about what score you need for the schools you’re looking at.</p>
<p>Look at the common data set and see how much ‘interest’ matters vs. the scores of applicants and that should give you a clearer answer.</p>
<p>The way I see it, you have three viable options:</p>
<p>Move the SAT to the December date (do this before 6 November)
Take the Dec ACT instead
Move the SAT to Philadelphia and take it in the morning. Do the open house that evening and the portfolio review the next day.</p>
<p>Because of distractions, I would recommend not doing the 3rd option.</p>
<p>Just look at the school’s site <a href=“Apply to UArts | University of the Arts”>http://www.uarts.edu/admissions/application-process</a></p>
<p>It’s average score(M + CR) is roughly the OPs score so taking the test isn’t necessarily a must.</p>
<p>I’d say go to the open house.</p>