[djgustashaw]

what's the use of taking the SAT2? i know it's used for national certificate of merit, but here in the southeast no colleges really seem to use it for admissions. that's all SAT1 or ACT.

 

[vwap]

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Originally posted by djgustashaw but here in the southeast no colleges really seem to use it for admissions.

Maybe it has something to do with the schools in the southeast?

 

[Born2bwire]

You're mean Vwap.

Some schools, like MIT, require you take the SATII's and take certain tests (I think you need two science and math and one be English or Social Science).

 

[djgustashaw]

hey now vwap, don't you dis georgia tech.

have all the fun you want with UGA, auburn, alabama, etc, but GT is third overall for engineering in the nation (behind only MIT and cal tech). and they have the single best civil engineering department in the country, and for that matter, probably the world, too. that's where i'm hoping to go.

 

[legoman]

I don't think you can just take SAT scores as a measurement of ability without controlling for post count. Once your post count is taken into account (maybe mention it in the personal essay), the score will look positively great. Hey, how many other people can perform at that level while maintaining a stringent schedule of head-fi posting.

 

[vwap]

Heh.. I went to a school that didn't require SAT2's.. Probably because (a): I'm a slacker and (b): I'm a slacker.

But hey.. I still enjoy where I go.. so.. yeah.

 

[Born2bwire]

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Originally posted by djgustashaw hey now vwap, don't you dis georgia tech. have all the fun you want with UGA, auburn, alabama, etc, but GT is third overall for engineering in the nation (behind only MIT and cal tech). and they have the single best civil engineering department in the country, and for that matter, probably the world, too. that's where i'm hoping to go.

COUGH

Actually my dad went to Tech so Kudos to you!

 

[Oistrakh]

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Originally Posted by andrzejpw Well, I got my SAT 2 scores today. All pretty good, except for one: Math IIC 700 Writing, 770 Chemistry, 680 Math IIC. I knew I should have taken it last year, when I finished precalculus. So, I'm asking: how likely is it that the poor math score will affect my prospects for college? I'm looking at some top tier schools (MIT, CMU). I'm still #1 in my class with a 4.0 GPA. Will colleges realize that the year in Calculus has tempered my skills in trig and precalc(though I realize, that's no excuse)?

Guess that that score didn't really hurt you because you went to MIT... No one from our school made it to MIT this year...

I'm also taking the Math IIC and the barrons practice tests are so HARD, but the real SAT Subject test should be easier...