SAT scores DilemmaAnswered
I am currently a senior in High School and I have a 3.8 GPA and my college application has been fairly competitive except for my SAT scores. (I like to think that my essays are pretty good).
I've applied to a few colleges, but my SAT scores are really low.
I want to retake the exam on March, but college application decisions come out 3 days after the march SAT decisions. I was thinking that I could submit the scores before the decisions came out.
To put into perspective my SAT score is a 1270 and I'm applying to the following colleges:
Harvard
Notre Dame
Northeastern
Johns Hopkins
Boston University
University of Chicago
Brown University
University of Florida
University of Richmond
University of Rochester
George Washington University
University of Denver
Butler University
Should I do that? or is there any way for me to retake the SAT during January or February?
If I do decide to retake it, what resources can I use to boost up my scores by 300+ within the next 3 months?
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The opportunity to retake the SAT in March is a futile pursuit because March SAT test scores come out no earlier than March 26th, 2022 and by that time, 1/2 these schools will have their decisions posted on their portals. The Ivys may delay their 2022 decision date to April 2nd but I'm 100% certain any school wouldn't accept an updated SAT score within a week of its decision date.
My best advise you is to modify your college list while you can and add a couple schools that you feel strongly about getting into by applying test optional. You have a lot of reaches on your list and I highly recommend adding some target schools.
Good luck.
At that point, I think it's too late to submit the scores you would get in March. That's 3 days before the decisions, meaning it's highly likely they already reviewed your application. Unfortunately, I believe there is no way to retake the SAT during January or February. You can only take the SAT on certain days that they provide; you should search up "SAT dates" to make sure.
In my opinion, the best thing for you to do is to go test-optional. While 1270 is a rather good score, it is below the SAT range of the majority of these colleges that you listed. Unless you're a legacy/recruited athlete/some other advantageous student, going test-optional is the safest for you. Many of the people who will submit their SAT scores are usually in the 1500-1600 range.
If you do want to retake it, I suggest using Khan Academy, the Princeton Review, Erica Meltzer (English), and College Panda (Math). Hope that helps!
Hi @Ashley_University! At most schools, the last test date accepted is usually November or December. An exception to this would be a college with rolling admissions - they may accept a March test date as long as the deadline to apply hasn't passed.
I recommend putting your stats and extracurriculars into our Chancing Simulator (linked here: https://www.collegevine.com/schools/hub/simulator/sheet) to get an idea of what schools you would be competitive for. That will help you make a list of schools that includes a good balance of safeties, targets, and reaches.
perhaps take the ACT instead? That is in early february and scores come out early march
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The Feb ACT has a results window of 2.25-4.07 so how is that supposed to help?