Various q's about SAT

jhredsox
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:35:21 +0000

Hey everyone, I just had a few questions about the SAT. Thank you very much!


I have an 800 Math 2 and 750 Physics from this year, as well as a 720 Chemistry from freshman year. My forte is without a doubt my math (and physics skills), and I should have received an 800 on Physics. However, I’m the type who will just take a test once and not really study for it (more on that in the next question). My question is if I should just send in the Math 2 and Chemistry, as I did not perform my best on Physics. I received 5’s on both the Physics B and C AP tests (took the B class), and will be receiving a strong recommendation from my Physics teacher.
I’ve taken the SAT once and received a 2140 (740 M 730 W 670 CR). I also went into this one blindly, and during the test felt there were many places where I could have improved. When colleges look at the SAT, do they look at it as just one number? For math, yes I got a 740 (2x, tough curve), but I’ve finished top five in my state individually for math and have done well on AIME, etc. The writing I was happy with, but I had never written one of those essays before. The critical reading could probably be improved as well. For competitive schools, is it necessary that I get my critical reading up?
One last question about the SAT, and this one’s fairly simple. When I did take it, my proctor was awful. She didn’t allow us to drink water during the test (it was a muggy 85 without a/c) and instead of giving us 25 minutes, she gave us 23, 24, and 27 minutes (and some odd seconds) for each section. Is there anything I can do about this for next time?