<p>"If you are applying as a transfer student and you took either one of these tests while in high school, you should not retake the tests now."</p>
<p>Does this mean im not allowed to send any SATs I took while enrolled in college??? I need to retake because I only have an 1810. Applying for transfer.. any input???</p>
<p>Bummmmmmmmmmmmp</p>
<p>D applied for transfer for fall 09. SATs, including subject tests, were included with application, but did not take again after HS. Good idea to call them to ask the question–after the crush of current transfer applications have been acted on.</p>
<p>Thanks, I will. Im an international so I’ll try to get some info here first.</p>
<p>nope. you’re not allowed to take them again. if NYU says not to take them, don’t take them. the SATs are supposed to be a measure of your knowledge at a certain point in your academic career, and now you’re stuck with that score. sorry.</p>
<p>wow that sucks. Is it like that for every college?</p>
<p>pretty much. it makes sense. the SAT is a test meant to be taken in HIGH SCHOOL. (or if you were a super-nerd like me, middle school. 600 verbal when i was 13, heh.) what’s the point of taking it when you’re already in college? yeah, you’ll get a better grade, but now it’s meaningless.</p>
<p>That being said, if you did phenomenally well in your current college, that can make up for your low SAT score because NYU may think that your score was just a fluke.</p>
<p>“The College Board states that the SAT measures literacy, numeracy, and writing skills that are needed for academic success in college. They state that the SAT assesses how well the test takers analyze and solve problems—skills they learned in school that they will need in college. The SAT is “typically” taken by high school juniors and senior”</p>
<p>It doesnt say that the SAT is only meant for HS students. Besides, if it were useless then we wouldn’t be allowed to take it in college (like the AP). So there must be a reason why college kids can take it. I just don’t understand NYU’s point of view.</p>
<p>I do understand their point of view. Reading the quote you posted, it’s very clear that the test is meant to measure your ability to succeed in college–not your ability to succeed in college after having taken college courses. You might even shoot yourself in the foot if you re-take the test after having completed a year of college, since, if your GPA is high but your SAT continues to be that low, NYU may wonder why you haven’t actually objectively learned those literacy, numeracy, and writing skills. On the other hand, if you submit the SAT you took in high school and a stellar transcript from college, the fact that you managed to succeed in college (however subjective that may have been) despite what the SAT indicated will work in your favor.</p>
<p>Best thing to do is to get very good grades at the institution you’ll attend - that will count a lot more than an SAT after your freshman or sophomore year. At that point, you’ll have proven you can do college level work, and these will be more important that a test taken a couple years prior.</p>
<p>Specifically, the College Board states that use of the SAT in combination with high school grade point average (GPA) provides a better indicator of success in college than high school grades alone, as measured by college freshman GPA, so although it sucks that transfers can’t retake the test, it makes sense because the test has already served it’s function. The College Board claims that the SAT can determine whether or not a person is ready for college. In transfer admissions it’s about your real academic performence not percieved or measered ability which is the point of the SAT.</p>
<p>What sucks about this is that when you apply as a transfer to schools that do require your SATs although you might have done well in college, top schools still place emphasis on them. IMO if transfers are not allowed to retake the SAT then they should be thrown out of transfer admissions entirely.</p>