<p>I know the requirement for standardized test score for transfer students depends on each school, but I want to know the weight that it holds in the application for schools that require it. I was really stupid for not studying(please don't judge) for the SAT and I got a really low score. I think that was my biggest weakness and it led to the weeding out(mostly, not entirely) of my application. So now I want to transfer to schools that I wanted to go after my freshman or sophomore year. Thus, I want to retake the SAT and boost my scores up for my transfer applications. If I can boost my score from 1900 to 2200(let's say that I'm able to do it), how much weight would that hold in the application? and would it worth my time to study and practice for it?</p>
<p>Similarly, that also depends on the school. Some schools will weigh your college grades much heavier. Other top tier schools that receive a lot of transfer applications have to weed some out somehow, and a low SAT score could get your application in the reject pile. </p>
<p>Unfortunately, schools don’t disclose exactly how they weigh it, so you’ll never really know. It’s clear that if they ask for it, they do care somewhat though. It varies by school though.</p>
<p>What you will find for most is that high school grades and test scores are usually important if applying for transfer into sophomore year. A reason for that is that you apply for transfer in second semester freshman year and the only college grades you submit before a decision is made are those from first semester, not enough in the minds of many colleges to give high school record and grades little weight. When applying for transfer into junior year, many colleges do not even require test scores and, though they request high school transcript, they do not rely on it except to prove you graduated from high school. Other colleges including many of the high ranks still want test scores for that transfer and still consider them but college grades will receive far more weight than high school grades and test scores. Nevertheless, for those high ranked colleges that require test scores for transfers into junior year, you should assume it is better to provide a high SAT score rather than a low one.</p>