Wat should i do for december?

Colleges & Universities Columbia University
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<p>This is actually a question for my friend who’s applying to Columbia regular. He’s planning to take an SAT in december (either SAT 2 Writing or SAT 1) but he doesn’t know which he should take. I don’t know all his stats, but here are some of them:</p>

<p>Rank: top 10 out of 102 students
SAT1: 1410 (800 M, 610 V)
SAT2: Math 2c 800, Math 1c 780, Bio 770, Writing 590
APs: AP calc AB 4, AP USH 4, AP Eng (taking it now, and our school only offers 4 APs)
lot of extra currics… dont know exactly, sorry
GPA is about 4.02 or something like that</p>

<p>So my question is whether he should take Writing again in December or take SAT 1 again in december? Wat do u think would better his chances of getting into columbia (remember this is regular decision) ?</p>

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<p>Man, tell him to take Writing. His SATI is fine, but that Writing score is abominable.</p>

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<p>his low writing score really stands out…however his verbal score is around the same level. Am I right to assume that English is not his first language?</p>

<p>I would suggest that he re-take his writing, other than that his stats seem on-par with many other Columbia applicants.</p>

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<p>English is not my first language, but I have 790 Writing and 770 Verbal…a sad reflection on the state of American secondary education</p>

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<p>what would be your reply if someone got an 800 verbal, but a 620 writing…</p>

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<p>That’s a sad reflection on someone’s test-taking skills…</p>

<p>Back to the topic, I think that he should have about as good chance as anyone if he raises his Writing score above 700. An absolutely average Columbian applicant, really, which is not bad in itself.</p>

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<p>LOL!- thats what I got… a sad reflection on my test-taking skills?</p>

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<p>hahaha english is my second language and i have 800 V. so i dont think it has a bearing - if you were young enough, it might actually help because it makes you approach english intellectually rather than conversationally.</p>

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<p>thanks for the help guys… he decided to take writing in december i think… and yes english isn’t his first language</p>

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<p>yep, yet another ESL 800 verbal…</p>

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<p>gosh… all these perfect 800ers…</p>

<p>i suck at SATs… :(</p>

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<p>My Math is 690 :stuck_out_tongue: I kind of pride myself on the fact that my Verbal is actually higher than my Math…not a very common occurence</p>

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<p>well it basically depends on how recently you moved to the US…
like if u moved here like elementry school it’s totally different situation…</p>