Will I get accepted with my tough classes and awards for research?

bethievt
Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:07:57 +0000

OP–clearly, you can do the work. I think Grinnell would be interested in you, but, like others here, I wonder why testing isn’t working out for you. Do you have major test anxiety? Some people do and this is a legitimate reason for a lower score. If you can document all of your achievements, I would think the school would take serious notice, but for your own sake, if you just under-performed on one test, I’d think you’d want to try again. If you always have struggled with standardized tests, I’d say present your accomplishments and if that’s not enough for a school, it’s their loss. Do absolutely apply to the schools that don’t look at test scores, but why not apply to Grinnell?