WILL MY SAT SCORES EFFECT ME?! please help :]

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>so i took my SATs three times
and got:</p>

<p>740 verbal 700 writing 680 math</p>

<p>650 verbal 710 writing 790 math</p>

<p>720 verbal 780 writing 720 math</p>

<p>as u can see my scores are RLY inconsisitant ( idk y =.=)
though my aggregate score ( 2310) is pretty good should i send
collleges all my scores (and risk them seeing my bad scores too) or
shud i just send my last score of 2220?</p>

<p>thanks :]</p>

<p>oo these are the schools im planning to apply to: </p>

<p>Wash U
U Chicago
Darthmouth
Cornell
UMCP
Brown
Northwestern
Hopkins
Berkley
Rice
Boston U
Duke</p>

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<p>I was in a similar situation as you were back when I took the SAT and was applying to colleges. I took the SAT twice, and here were my results:</p>

<p>680 Verbal 800 Math 710 Writing (03/2008)</p>

<p>740 Verbal 660 Math 760 Writing (06/2008)</p>

<p>My scores were somewhat inconsistent like yours were, especially in the math section (140 point drop). I didn’t have a choice, so I sent all my scores in (there was no score report option back then). However, I think this inconsistency with my test scores might have affected me only slightly, because I got into the majority of the universities you listed (i.e. Duke, WashU, Rice, Emory, Northwestern, Pomona) and rejected/waitlisted at only a few (Stanford, Harvard, Brown, UPenn, Georgetown). To be honest, I think you will be fine sending all your scores; these will not make or break you I don’t think (although you would be wise to solicit more opinions). What does matter is how you present yourself in your application, your essays, and your resume. I don’t think my test scores helped me get into these fine universities since almost all applicants have decent test scores. My essays and the way I presented myself in my application is the main reason why I got into all these universities, especially Rice. </p>

<p>Bottom line: Remember that test scores are only a portion of what colleges look at when admitting/denying applicants. Your essays, your transcript, and your actual application, in my opinion, are more important. So I think you would be fine to submit all your test scores.</p>

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<p>bumpppppppppp</p>

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<p>Send 'em all.</p>

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<p>No, but your inability to differentiate between ‘effect’ and ‘affect’ might.</p>

<p>Just kidding, those scores are fine. You have nothing to worry about.</p>

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<p>Send them all</p>

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<p>And please, when you complete your applications and write your essays, make sure you do it in English, not text-ese. :)</p>

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<p>ahha thats a given</p>

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<p>send all of them.</p>

<p>( and, i hate to be THAT GUY, but the confusion with ‘affect’ and ‘effect’ KILLS me!)</p>

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<p>^</p>

<p>you are not alone</p>

<p>effect = what happened
affect = something that’s changing something else</p>

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<p>dude, how did you raise your writing so much?</p>

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<p>haha i don’t know i think it was just the curve
i got 1 MC wrong and a 9 or 10 on the essay i forgot :p</p>