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[lanchparty]

I don't trust the "test optional" policy anymore, as a counselor. I did in the past two years, but I am noticing colleges really want it no matter what from the reps I have talked to.

[Rebeccal]

Another aspect to consider is if you are interested in the university’s honors college program. Invitations to that may be based on test scores, or you may have a greater chance of getting in with test scores (as opposed to an average GPA).

[tutiguler]

Hi, does the admissions officers compare your SAT/AP scores with the people who are also applying from your school?

[vavsvsvs]

I had an 1, 600 two times, and 36 two times. Back in school, I thought I was stupid. Believe in yourself. And go forward!

[nannetteg.d.]

I got a 1200 on both sat’s I took junior and senior year. I come from an urban school with low resources that has a 3 on great schools. average sat is around 950. I’ve taken 2/6 AP courses offered, and dual enroll in community college courses. I’m first gen and categorized as two or more races, white/hispanic. Should I submit scores to schools like Tufts, Williams, Northeastern, BU, etc?

[sumanghosh-pbdw]

I think u talked about The College Board b4. If u hav an acct. can uc what percentile rank a 900 on the SAT was on Dec. 23, 1993. Someone wants 2c if it was ave. back then. Their interested in college. I don't hav an acct. n they don't hav internet. Thanx.

[hwmania]

Should I submit a 1490 (780M, 710R&W) to Cornell CAS? For reference, I go to a private school that sends a handful (30-40) of students every year to T20s. I will be applying as a CS major from California, if that adds any context.

[josephanderson]

does anyone know if any schools actually prefer act over sat or vise versa?

[gladys]

Where we can find the blog entrance to see the percentile data?

[sarahusman]

I'm an international student from a crap high school in a rich city, needing financial aid and I got a 1380 on the october sat. should I submit it to t20s or go test-optional? i don't think ill be able to redo it in December. my school ranks in quartile so I'm top 25% but realistically ik im in the top 10% cause I got all A's and took additional subjects. what should I be doing in this case? also my ECs are above average- mediocre range, nothing special but they're not bad

[nirajtripathi]

Hi! I have a 1430 and am in top 10% of my class at a public school in NJ. Not sure if I should share for NYU and Johns Hopkins?

[victoriaking]

should i submit a 1320 to ivies as a black student?

[jaychen]

Hi! I just scored a 1450 on the recent October 2022 SAT: 670 verbal and 780 math. Is this score sufficient to submit for NYU, Boston University, or Cornell? Or should I go test optional.

[flexcuber]

I’m applying to Brown, Yale, UPenn and other top schools with a 1420 superscored SAT. I rank 1 in my senior class and have a 4.5 GPA. Should I submit or go test optional?

[lilianlopez]

What if my score isn't out til after the application is due?

[dhruvmalhotra]

I'm an international student with 1370 on my sat (verbal - 640, math-730). Top 5 percent(3.7/4) of my class with good EC's - national debating, state level tennis, robotics, 2 research internships, 100 hrs of volunteering, school head boy and a project director in a student run organization. Applying to NYU, UIUC, University of Michigan an arbor, UT Austin, Univ of Washington, Dartmouth, Purdue, Duke and USC. Should i submit or go test optional?

[jimothygilbertson]

1450 790 math 660 reading. Submit to umich coe??

[ared]

I'm from italy my grades converted are 4.2 on 4.5 scale or 3.85 on unweighted, I didn't take the SAT and I want to apply to NYU, you think it's gonna make a big difference??? Ps. My school is the best school in my city.

[vidhitiwari]

I am an International student with 1430 on my SAT(Math-730 and English-700).My class rank is around third or fourth in a class of 103 students.I plan on applying to Cornell.Should I submit my test scores?

[dions]

Should I submit my super-score of 1430 to Northeastern? I go to a public school but it’s pretty well ranked so I don’t know if the score would help or hurt. I have straight As and got 5s on all my AP exams last year, however, I heard NEUs percent admitted for those who sent it in is higher than those who didn’t