what scores of the SAT do I use to find my score i need to get into a certain college?
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Most schools are now using data from all three (out of a total 2400).\n\nHowever, since statistics take a while to gather, some are still using the old system, which only encompasses reading and math (for a total 1600).\n\n1300 would be a pretty low score for the new system, so I would assume it was from the old one.
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Find a test prep book.  They'll show you how to calculate SAT scores.
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Well, I don't know the policies and practices of the particular colleges to which you are applying. What colleges look for, though, is evidence that you can succeed in college. Having good SAT scores (which you do) suggests that you have ability to succeed in college. That you are involved in some honors classes, that you are involved in some activities outside the classroom that indicate responsibility, is great. \n\nNow, what we are worried about when we see a student with good SAT scores and low GPA is that they are smart but lazy or otherwise unmotivated. So, to get in the door of college you need to explain in a cogent way why your grades are so poor, and explain it in a way that shows colleges that whatever is the issue now won't affect you in college (or you've come up with a way to resolve the issue). The really tough part is to make sure that your application is read, as some schools use grades and SAT scores to make the first cut in considering applications. There are some schools that read all applications, no matter what the credentials are. So, look for these schools to apply to.\n\nFinally, you can always go to a community college for a year or two and transfer. Get very good grades, get to know faculty who can write you great recommendations, and you can go to a great school.\n\nOh, and yes, get very good grades the rest of your high school career.....
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1. the score is calculated by the college board.  you can take it as many times as you want, as long as you pay the registration fee.  when you send scores to colleges, they receive your whole SAT profile, including all the college board tests you've taken.  but don't worry, they usually just use the best ones.\n2. you can cancel your scores within about a week of taking the test.  after that, they're set.  but there isn't much reason to cancel them.\n3. the curve is just the way the college board calculates scores.  if in one month most of the students get a whole bunch of problems wrong, then they'll curve it to make the average score what they think it should be.  despite what people say, it really doesn't make much difference what month you take it in.  take it when you're ready, and not before.  remember to leave a couple of opportunities to retake it in case you don't like your score.\n\ngood luck.
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Q. What is a Good SAT Score?\nFrom Jay Brody,\nYour Guide to College Admissions: U.S..\nFREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now!\nA. The best possible score on the SAT is a 2400, a score achieved by just hundreds of the more than a million students who take the SAT each year. The average SAT score is about 1540. \nBut what's a good SAT score? While many students and parents ask that question, there really isn't a great answer. A good score on the SAT is different for each student, and depends on where you want to go to college. \n\nHere are some rough, unofficial estimates of the average SAT score at various schools. The average isn't necessarily the score you need to get into a college--there are plenty of factors other than SAT score at work, and by definition half of the students at any school are below the average. But it's a good ballpark figure if you're trying to decide whether your SAT score is good enough. \n\n\nHarvard - 2200 \nWilliams - 2125 \nUniversity of Virginia - 2000 \nUCLA - 1900 \nIowa State - 1825 \nOhio State - 1800 \nDePaul - 1750 \nArizona - 1700 \nUniversity of Indiana - 1650
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sat scores for getting admission in  James Madison University (JMU):\nsat(math)  :583   \n sat(critical reading)   :  579                                    \n  (essay): 580-650 \n\nhope this will help u
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The SAT isn't something you "pass," though you *do* get a score. However, that score is not at all based on your GPA.\n\nStill, as a C (with an occasional B) student, you may need to score significantly better than an A/B student to receive similar consideration for a certain college. For instance, if a 3.5 student needs only a cumulative 1050 to get into "Whatever University," then "WU" will probably expect your total score to be, say, 1150. In other words, your GPA and test scores are probably treated as a "product" and will form part of the basis for your acceptance, though a lot of schools also look at extracurricular activities, your interviews with admissions, references from teachers, etc.\n\nIn short, don't base "everything" on your SAT score. Just do the best you can, and you'll get into a college somewhere. College is what you make of your efforts while there, *not* the name of the school on the degree.\n\nGood luck!  : )
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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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The SAT (pronounced "S-A-T") Reasoning Test, formerly called the Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test, is a type of standardized test frequently used by colleges and universities in the United States to aid in the selection of incoming students. In the U.S., the SAT is administered by the private College Board, and is developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Many universities in other countries such as the United Kingdom have recently begun to use the test as a scholastic benchmark as well, if perhaps not with as much weight.
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Yes, but there's no point.\nThe SAT is used for students who have never been in college before.  If you are already in a college or a university, and you want to change schools, you can go to the new school with your college transcript.  You do not have to take the SAT.\n\nJust look at the website for the school you want to go to and look for a link that has information for "transfer students".
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Your GPA and SAT matter. Be specific about what school you want, and look up their requirements.  Its going to be a higher SAT if your GPA is less than perfect.
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I'm not aware of any such link sorry. But what I know is, most colleges do not have a cutoff point for the SATs. So with your above average score, you should be able to apply to most colleges easily.
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Hi again, hope you don't mind. :) If you buy a college handbook, it will tell you which colleges need SATs, also, each one will say so on their website. There are also many websites (like collegeboard.com) that will give you stats and requirements of colleges. I believe there are a few innovative colleges out there that do NOT require SATs, but may require extra graded highschool essays, SAT IIs, or other information instead. \n\nThis site: http://www.collegenews.org/x5202.xml gives a list of colleges that have made SATs optional for admission. I hope it helps.\n\n"January, 2006- Drew University and Lawrence University recently joined a growing list of liberal arts colleges that have made the submission of standardized test scores optional.  According to the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, about a quarter of all colleges nationwide no longer require standardized tests.  Is it possible that standardized tests -- criticized for cultural bias and for favoring students who can afford to pay for expensive test preparation courses -- may become increasingly less relevant to the admissions process, even at very selective colleges and universities?"(From website)
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The SAT is the Scholastic Aptitude Test.  They are used as a measurement to get into college.  You take them your Junior and/or Senior year in high school before you apply for college.  You can take them more than once if you do not do well the first time you take it.
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For college admissions, grades and SATs (and in some selective colleges SAT Subject Tests), the college often has its own complex formula with variables involving everything from class rank to your basic SAT Verbal score.  They then come out with a number which, in some cases, can either automatically rule you out, or send your application on to the next reader.\nWhile solid GPAs and SATs/ACTs are important as hell, extracurriculars, electives, and out of school classes or activites as well as awards taken (or won) for extended periods of time, showing your passion in specific subjects can be just as important as your GPA and test scores combined.\nBut, above all, if you DO have an academically solid application, they will also want to see strength in your essay.  Many a good book has been written for the specific purpose of college essay writing (I recommend Amazon for this), and it is the one point where you and your application is supposed to stand out among the thousands (sometimes tens of thousands) of other applicants.  Essays are supposed to show your personality, so TAKE TIME ON IT.\n\nThat is my advice and experience.\n\n\nP.S. I am still in high school, and I've gotten a 730+ on each of the SAT 1 sections, and an 760 and 730 on my World History and Math C2 Subject Tests.  My school does not provide GPA, but I've mathematically estimated it's in the region of 3.6.  I'm considering the following universities: George Washington University, Brown University, New York University, University of California: Berkeley, and Columbia University.
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Try this e-mail address: sat@info.collegeboard.org. They're very helpful. You can also try this phone number: (609) 771-7600.
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Go to www.collegeboard.com and create an account (if you registered online you should already have one). Then go to My Sat. If you took the SAT recently, it won't be posted yet it takes about 6 weeks for your scores to show up on the computer. If you have taken it, they should be on there. Otherwise, you'll just have to wait for you results in the mail.