<p>I'm sure some of you have come across some schools that only accept your ACT and SAT scores from high school. NYU and Carnegie Mellon are two examples.</p>
<p>So do you think its fair that they should only accept scores from high school? </p>
<p>Some arguments against that policy are that a student puts in a lot of work into your cc/current institute and the scores you pulled off during that time, prior to transfer, should reflect on that.</p>
<p>The schools, on the other hand, state they only want scores from high schools because the freshman admits never had a chance to raise their scores. </p>
<p>I believe it's a bunch of crap. I mean you should have as many chances as you need to get in. The fact you're allowed to take the test more than once in more than a valiant reason as to why post-scores should be allowed to transfer.</p>
<p>I was on the NYU forums and I got the following response to the question.
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It is not that we only "accept" SAT/ACT scores from high school; we ask only that transfer applicants provide their test scores which most students received while they were in high school. If you are in college and never took SATs or the ACT, you do not now have to take those examinations.*</p>
<p>I asked them whether or not I could petition it. They never replied.</p>
<p>Ouch. The fact they never replied should be a bit of a tip-off. In any case, your energies would be better focused on showing how good your college stats and outside accomplishments are, rather than contesting something that's not likely to change.</p>
<p>SATs and the like are meant to test HS aptitude, and provide a platform against which to show improvement. If you're taking the test as an older (college) student, then it isn't a good indicator of how your mind does against minds of people the same age as you, and skews the scores in your favor. Good for you, but not something any Top 50 college would allow, IMO.</p>
<p>If you don't have high scores - or even have any, as NYU has said - it's not the end of the world. And personally, I'd take someone with a solid college record than someone with a really good HS record and mediocre college performance. </p>
<p>So, what I'm trying to say is, no matter what, I think you can find a take to spin the situation in your favor. . .</p>
<p>It still hurts my situation. Cruddy scores from high school versus better scores from college should play in my favor. If my college transcript is transferring over, so should my scores.</p>
<p>Personally, I don't think it's that SAT scores are that important. They are just number that make a school seem more attractive. In reality, I think the only thing that most schools are looking for is good college transcripts.</p>
<p>Furthermore, it looks like the NYU person said you could submit scores from college just that the majority of people submit their HS scores.</p>