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Should I take SAT subject test or try to improve my SAT 1420 score?

Hi, I have a 1420 SAT score, and have one more chance on Nov 7th . Should I use it to improve my general SAT score or should I go for Subject Test. Which one will be more valuable?

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Do I submit my SAT score to Georgia Tech and/or UGA?

I am applying to GT and UGA and I have a 1300 on the SAT and I am debating whether or not to submit it. I doing EA for both and the deadline is Oct 15 and I don't have time to take it again.

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How hard is it to get into UNC-CH out of state? (test scores, GPA, etc)

UNC's general acceptance rate is not that bad, but I also realize that they accept mostly in-state students. Does anyone know what things I need to do to better my chances of getting in as an out-of-s …

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Is there any fee waiver for applying SAT exam

According to my parents financial condition. I want to ask ask about fee waiver.I am studying 12th standard now

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Do universities penalize applicants for submitting supporting materials late?

I recently applied to a few universities with October 1st deadlines for spring 2021 admissions. Of the nine I applied to, four have that October 1st deadline (previously five but UW-Madison extended t …

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Should I send my bad SAT essay score or sacrifice my SAT superscore?

So I took the SAT 2 times:

In October 2019 I scored 680 EBRW and 800 Math, but had a 15 on the essay

In August 2020 I took it without the essay and scored 730 EBRW and 790 Math.

This means that my supers …

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Which of the top 60 colleges require the SAT with essay

Which of the Tier 2 and 3 colleges require that students take the SAT with essay for applying for admissions?

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How much weight do colleges give for super scored SAT scores

So I took the SAT twice and my super score puts me at the 75th percentile of my dream school(my dream school superscores btw). My separate two scores ,however, only put me at the 50th percentile. So m …

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Advice for applying to UC schools

Hi, I am a High school senior who is on track to graduate early from High school. I have not had the chance to take the SAT or ACT due to the pandemic, but then heard that UC schools will not be requi …

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Should I take both the ACT and SAT?

I'm a sophomore and idk if I should take both the ACT and SAT. Idk where to start and if I should only take one. I was leaning more towards the ACT bcuz I need a calculator but idk.

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Helpful to submit SAT subject tests?

My son has fairly high SAT scores (1450, and waiting for a second set of scores from the August test), is taking a quite challenging course load at high school, but has decent but not outstanding grad …

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4 years ago
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Should a 2021 student submit an SAT score that lies in the 25th percentile?

Hi! I only took the test once during junior year. I scored a 1470. My top choice universities are UChicago, Northwestern, Harvard, Cornell, Stanford. Do you think that it would work in my favor, put m …

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Is it beneficial for the class of 2021 to submit an SAT score that is below the typical academic cutoff of a university?

I'm signed up to take the SAT in October and my previous score was 1300. I'm positive my score will improve to atleast 1350 but I'm wondering if its worth it to submit say a 1400 score to a university …

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4 years ago
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What should I do if my SAT test center is closed?

My SAT test center is closed, and I’m really worried about being on the disadvantage side when applying to colleges. My grades are good, but I didn’t take the many AP classes, only 5 AP classes and on …

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4 years ago
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Should I Submit my SAT Scores to UW-Madison?

I am applying to UW-Madison which has gone test-optional from spring 2021 to spring 2023. My highest SAT score is 1310 which falls just outside their middle 50% score range. I got a 660 on the Math po …

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How do I exclude my test score for consideration on College Vine?

All of the schools I'm applying to have gone test blind. I'd like to exclude the test from consideration by the algorithm because I don't think CV has adjusted for this yet. I tried simply deleting my …

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4 years ago
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SAT test subject vs SAT?

Can I submit only SAT test subjects to a college if it's SAT/ACT optional? I would only do this if my SAT wasn't that great but my SAT subject test scores were.

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Act composite vs subscores

Do colleges care more about the composite score on the ACT, or do they focus mainly on the subscores? Also would it make a difference if someone had a 34.5 composite vs someome who had a 35 composite …

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If I took the SATs and decided to go test-optional, will colleges see how many times I took it?

I was just wondering if colleges could see how many times I take the SATs even if I went test-optional.

Thank you so much!

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Score SAT-test

hello,

I took the SAT test on August 29, 2020. I am at the kingtalent bureau and they said the results will be posted on collegevine on September 11. Is this correct? And if so where can I find it?

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