Im tring to go back to school this spring I finally know what i want to do but I've never took the SAT's......
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If you start off at a community college you don't have to take the SAT's.  But if you want to go straight to a four year school, register at their website.\nhttp://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/reg.html
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If you take your PSAT, your scores are sent to all colleges who ask for them, and then you will start receiving mail from colleges who take interest on you based on your preliminary test.                                                                 However, if you have not taken your PSAT, you can go to collegeboard.com and sign up there, search for colleges that might interest you (they have a wonderful college search engine that pulls up schools based on your expressed criteria) and it will either have a button that you can request info for that school or go to the website and try to get them to send you info from there.                                                              If you haven't already taken your PSAT, the next one will be in October of next school year. Mine will be on Saturday October 18th, but schools can either sign up for a wednesday test or a saturday test. Talk to your school counselor to inquire as to when you're next PSAT will be and you can get help preparing for your PSAT from www.collegeboard.com, too. Try signing up for the SAT question of the day, it's really fun and and gives you an idea as to what may be on the actual SAT.\nE-mail me if you may have any furthur questions at thezutonfever@yahoo.co.uk, don't be shy, I love researching colleges and helping people out with their college search too. Me, I'm considering University of Washington, University of Chicago, Notre Dame, and University of British Columbia if you want to check those schools out :)
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SAT's will help....I'm not sure it will matter for you though...if you have a chance of going...I wouldn't think you would seek advice at Yahoo Answers?
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Can you really get one from the SAT?  I thought they only gave out those National Merit things for the PSAT.  If you want to do well on the SAT (which isn't a bad idea), try studying some of the prep books or taking a preparation class.  They're generally helpful if you lack the self-discpline of studying tons of vocab for no reason and reading quite a bit to get through those sections.
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Same problem..so I hear ya.  I also however, don't have the determination to get in there do my thing in school and finish it out.  The best thing I did as an eye opener was make an appointment to talk to one of the counselors at the school.  They did assessments with me, and tests to see what I was good at and in and what I would do awful to be in.  This narrowed out things..and brought things to light that I probably shouldn't do when I actually considered or tried them before (no wonder they didn't work).  So in the end I was left with a much smaller number of career/school choices to research more and choose from.  We even talked about things in my personal life that may interfere or why I felt the way I did about school.  It helped me out tremendously..good luck!
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Did you get D's and F's because you were too busy to study or were you sweating over the books and did not do well.\nIf it is the first, I guess you need to decide what is important to you and give it the appropriate time.  If it is the second, then maybe you need the help of a tutor or brainy friends.  I hope this helps.
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An SAT course is worth taking if you take it enough time in advance of the test for it to be worth anything.  Also you have to be dedicated to learning when you get in there.  All too often you see students who do not take the classes seriously.\n\nIf you can't afford the classes or you're a little short on time, I recommend working on crossword puzzles to up your vocabulary skills.  And I don't mean the easy ones.  Try to work your way up to difficult/challenging as fast as possible.  The NY Times crosswords are an excellent source of SAT vocabulary.  And read.  Read anything and everything.  The newspaper, books, magazines - anything that uses full sentences with words longer than 2 syllables.\n\nAs for math, just pay attention to things around the house - like the geometry or a room or distances from point A to B and work the math in your head.\n\nMostly the SAT's test your ability to reason and articulate and deduct.  Memorization will only get you so far.\n\nGood luck!
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you have to take writing SATII or you did before they made the new SAT I. but honestly people change their majors so much that the subjects of your SATII's don't matter that much. if you insist i would take biology or chemistry both were easy. it would be better for you to do well on the APs though because that can count for credit.
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You most likely don't qualify for financial aid. But, many, many scholarships disregard wealth and focus on things like academics, which appear to be your forte. Go to collegeboard.com and make an account there. In the Students section they have a scholarship thing where you fill out a bunch of information about yourself, and they find scholarships that you are eligible for. Also, if you haven't taken your SATs yet, collegeboard.com is the place to sign up. I suggest taking it as many times as you can afford, because the worst thing that can happen is you get a higher score. ;-)
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Not applied myself in High School
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i don't think any colleges/universities base your admission entirely on s.a.t. scores.  they also look at the quality of your admissions essay/s, and your transcripts.  so hopefully if you didn't do as well on the sat's, you can make up for it by writing a fantastic essay (throw in things like how you've learned to manage your time/what the honor system means to you/things you have overcome, etc.)  \n\nalso a big thing is what extra curricular activities you have.  (band, clubs, after school jobs, volunteer work, etc.) they like to know how you manage your time and they look for someone who has good grades and still can handle other activities. because college is a busy place and time management is really important. \n\ndon't limit yourself just to schools that fit your sat score though.  if you can pull off the other things mentioned, you have a shot at any school. it's worth a try!! good luck to you!
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Well, look for a back door.  I did horrible as well, as a matter of fact I did so bad on my LSAT's that I did not take my SATs until after I attended a community college.  If you can do well at a 2 yr community college you can transfer to a 4 yr after.  I eventually took the SATs and did horible as well, I think it was around 900 combined.  The math killed me, I hadn't had a math course in 4 years.  Some 4yr schools also have night schools and summer schools that are easy to get into, pretty much sign up and attend. Take some courses this was how I did it, if you do well the school will notice and possibly make an exception, they might just make you take a remedial math or English course, I had to do this. Honestly I don't think SAT's are that big a deal with a major in vocal performance.  Pick a school, visit it, make some friends, email some professors and ask them to help you.  (don't listen to your high school advisor, I did that and joined the Army, what a waste that was)\n               Good luck \n                    You will do fine
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While school may not be interesting to you now, it may if you decide to go to college.  I was never into school either until I got to college where I was learning about things I was interested in.  Try to get through it and you'll probablly be reward for it in the future.
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I have never in my entire life been homeschooled\n\nare you?
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You can apply to many colleges without having taken SATs.  Most community colleges, for example, will allow you to enroll.  You could start there and then transfer to a four-year school.
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I currently don't like school but if I had gone for something I actually wanted to learn it might be better.
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I never played a high school sport....and yet somehow I made it through.