350 point sat score jump!

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<p>hey guys, im a high school senior and this is what happened:
i decided to take sat last year in december and dint go through any books or anything and thought that it was bs and easy (im international btw) so i dint study AT ALL.
when i gave sat i realized how stupid id been and got a mere 1930.
math- 720
cr- 610
writing- 600</p>

<p>i decided to work for my next sat and get a 700+ in all 3 sections.
i gave it in june and got a 2280! waaay more than i expected but anyway.
math-770 (just 1 omit !!! i hate the curve !)
cr- 770 (does this look good coz most asians i know got like 650-680)
writing - 740</p>

<p>does this 350 point improvement look good coz the average increase is like 40-50 points or does my original score make it look bad ? </p>

<p>thanks in advance</p>

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<p>why did you post this same topic everywhere</p>

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<p>i posted it on the boards of the 4 ivies im applying to. I wanted to get each schools perspective.</p>

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<p>The Adcoms will only see your highest scores, unless they request to see the whole record. So essentially, the old test doesn’t really matter. The change should have no effect, either positive or negative, on your application.</p>

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<p>Only send scores from your second test date. They don’t need to see your 1930. In fact, the 1930 makes it look like you weren’t naturally smart enough to do well and that you only got a 2280 because you studied. Be warned that this advice applies to Dartmouth and not other schools, as some schools will require you to send all scores.</p>

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<p>Wow, congratulations on the 350 point jump!</p>

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<p>I would advise you to only send the second score.</p>

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<p>ivy2010 doesn’t know what he/she’s talking about. When you send in your scores, all your scores from your previous SAT’s get sent along as well, whether you want to or not. So they ARE there to see. However, Dartmouth only takes the highest scores into consideration, I believe. Congrats on the 350 jump though, that’s truly impressive! :)</p>

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<p>limetime, starting in 09 there is “score choice” so you can pick which scores you send. Not all scores are sent as in the past. Ivy is correct.</p>

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<p>good work, shows you don’t need expensive test prep and you can do it on your own. Buffalowizard is wrong; some don’t do well at their first sitting because of things like being sick or being overtired. Schools know this. Nothing to do with level of “natural smartness”.</p>

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<p>Haha again, I’d like to stress though. The Adcoms only see your highest scores. So even if you had a bad test, even if you send all scores, and even if the collegeboard suddenly seizes control of world government, your old test won’t matter unless the adcoms specifically request to view all your scores (highly unlikely). So don’t sweat it :)</p>

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<p>limetime, you are gravely mistaken. Check your facts. How can you frequent college admissions blogs such as this and not know about score choice? Check your facts before you deride people trying to help. Thanks.</p>

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<p>This is Dartmouth’s policy on testing…</p>

<p>[Standardized</a> Testing](<a href=“http://www.dartmouth.edu/apply/admissions/testing.html]Standardized”>http://www.dartmouth.edu/apply/admissions/testing.html)</p>

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<p>I stand corrected. I apologize for speaking rudely, that is entirely my own fault, I shouldn’t snap at people/deride them in such a way. I was not aware of this change. Throughout my brother and my college app processes (which spans about a decade now), all scores would be sent, so I was used to correcting my friends time and time again (somewhat exasperatedly) who believed that they could choose which scores would be sent. Clearly, I’m falling behind the information chain – next time I’ll definitely research well before writing, I am truly chagrined about this. :frowning: I hate making errors as much as finding them on this forum.</p>

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<p>Haha ‘limetime’… this shall never pass away into forgotteness my Korean friend. ;)</p>