<p>HarryHeng: Hahah stanford is like everyone’s favorite school - science geniuses, humanities whizzes, jocks etc etc. This is probably because stanford’s so well-rounded that nobody will feel out of place there - so just go ahead and apply! </p>
<p>hbrad8002: don’t worry, that’s not really an issue at all. It’s what your teacher wrote that is more important :)</p>
<p>question for those who can help me: does taking the SAT subject tests increase my chances of getting accepted into a college ?? i just ran through the chem and physics sample papers on collegeboard and was surprised that i was able to answer most of the questions correctly despite having only studied the O level syllabus…</p>
<p>so its O levels + SAT I + SAT chem and physics</p>
<p>do the subject tests help in increasing my chances or am i just wasting my time here ?? O levels are in less than a month and i’m mugging like crazeyyyyy ):</p>
<p>^ SAT subject tests are not a bonus - they’re **required **by most, if not all, schools. Getting 800/800 on your subject tests would of course increase your chance of being accepted. </p>
<p>Most of my friends took SAT math2, physics and chem.</p>
<p>okie i correct myself - they’re required for most schools that students on CC (and this thread) are looking at. anyway if you’re looking at a 51-100 school, why aren’t you interested in nus/smu/ntu?</p>
<p>Could the SAT play a crucial role for admission into NUS/NTU for international students though it clearly says on their respective websites that the SAT score is not counted towards the overall admission score?</p>
<p>Are you sure?Different people are giving me different answers…lol…if your answer is true,I should not be wasting my time on the SAT as I dont think I’ll be applying to the US…</p>
<p>Well, I know one guy got into Stanford from poly some years back - but he was really good - straight 4.0, WorldSkills champ, other CIP stuff, etc… like Poly is just too easy for him.</p>
<p>Hi! Been away for too long.
So anyway in the season of college applications, my friends have advised me not to apply to Berkeley because it’s BROKE. But it’s a GREAT school for social sciences, albeit full of Asians (as usual). What do you guys think about California being completely broke & bearing in mind that Berkeley is a UC school :(</p>
<p>Anyway a LOT of people in my school are applying to Stanford. Which is why I’m probably not applying. Sucks. Heads up for people btw, my tutor told me those who won the Stanford Book Prize are shoo-ins. </p>