Advice called for

Student Lounge International Students
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<p>I have an SAT score of 1320 - not really good enough for Yale/Harvard, which is where I'm applying to. It divides into 790 verbal, 530 maths. </p>

<p>I've not taken maths for two years, but I do have GCSES and AS levels, and predicted A levels. It's going to be clear from my transcript that I'm taking all Arts subjects, Classics, Latin, History and English. </p>

<p>I had -no time- to revise maths for the SAT. Are the unis going to be lenient on that front, or just dismiss me out of hand?</p>

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<p>To be honest, you should be looking at schools below Harvard and Yale. It's much harder for an international to get in and at those schools Americans with 1600 are often turned down.</p>

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<p>Okay, thanks. I'm only applying to those because of the academic standard, and the financial aid offered. I'm really aiming for Cambridge.</p>