<p>I got 1940. First time.</p>
<p>M:710
W:670
CR:560</p>
<p>I want to attend a college whose business dept/program is well-known.
What school is reachable?</p>
<p>Any studying? Or was that cold</p>
<p>PennState?</p>
<p>University of Texas at Austin as a reputable business school</p>
<p>UPENN (Wharton) & MIT (Sloan) would be too much?</p>
<p>How about Cornell (AEM)? </p>
<p>anybody knows…?</p>
<p>btw, I’m def. doing to take the sat again…</p>
<p>UPenn Wharton and MIT Sloan are impossible to get into with those scores unless you have a huge hook (URM, recruited athlete, etc.). Cornell is a huge reach as well. But of course we have to take into account that this is your first time taking it, however you don’t seem like a standout applicant simply based on your scores. I don’t want to stereotype, but several of my asian friends (I don’t know if you’re even asian, but go with me on this) have a high math SAT score like you do but then have low scores in Writing and CR. </p>
<p>Work on improving in CR for sure, because that is one of the main sections that colleges look at (in fact, Cornell only looks at your math + reading) and your score is way below average for the three schools you specified (560 is actually below the average at the PUBLIC school I go to…). Study!</p>
<p>Not to be harsh, but your chances at Sloan & Wharton and possibly even AEM are probably close to non existent with those scores and no significant hook.</p>
<p>are these scores with or without studying!?!?!?!?!</p>
<p>Either way, you’ll have to get 2200 to be not below average in MIT and wharton, and a 2300 to be better than most applicants in MIT and wharton. a 2200 is good for cornell, while a 2100 is “average” for cornell. </p>
<p>with studying, you need to work harder. I don’t believe there is a limit, its just harder for you to improve after awhile.</p>
<p>without studying, this is a very good score and you can easily achieve like a 2200+</p>
<p>thank you for advice people. And yes, I’m asian who came to the US 3 years ago. So, I’m still struggling with the reading and writing section(but getting better). </p>
<p>Btw, how about UVA, NYU(stern) and UMICH(Ann Arbor)?
They are not too much with my score, are they?</p>
<p>And actually, I have been studying for the SAT for quiet a long time.
But, it’s just me. I probably didn’t try hard enough…</p>
<p>In all honesty, you might have just had a bad test day. And it’s definitely possible to improve, I improved from a 175 PSAT last year to a 2230 on my most recent SAT. All the schools that you specified (UVA, NYU, and UMich) are also incredibly hard to get into, but I believe that UVA does put a lot more weight on your GPA (you need to have a really good one though) than on your SAT. The average SAT at NYU Stern is a 1445 (math+cr, you have a 1270 m+cr so once again, you’re a little behind). </p>
<p>Like I said before, try studying as much as possible on Critical Reading. I got a 56 on my PSAT CR and got a 730 this year, so contrary to public consensus CR is a section that you can improve on.</p>
<p>What are your other stats? [gpa/satIIs/rank/ecs]</p>
<p>alihaq how did you buff up ur CR? practice tests? how many</p>
<p>Indiana could be a good fit.</p>
<p>Well I finished most of the CR tests from the second edition of the Official SAT Study Guide, I started reading a lot more (magazines like The Economist and newspapers like The Washington Post). Honestly I was a little surprised my CR had been so low to begin with, because I had always been pretty good at reading analysis in middle school and had the highest grade in my Honors English class. </p>
<p>But yeah, just work at practice tests/read. I also got Direct Hits for vocab, which helped a lot.</p>
<p>You can go to a registered test center to retake it.</p>
<p>You have about 5 shots left at the SATs.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>@alihaq717</p>
<p>What are your other stats? [gpa/satIIs/rank/ecs]</p>
<p>GPA: 97.5/100
SatII: SAT math level 2 760, biology E/M 670
Rank: 1/18 (I know I probably go to the smallest school in the world. But I like it.)</p>
<p>Ecs: Track, Sectional Champion in shotput and discus, also 3 years of state-qualifying experience(if this counts)</p>
<p>Church treasurer assistant, youth leader, bible teacher, clarinet tutor, orchestra, BBQ fundraising innovator</p>
<p>Debate club founder, Model United Nation (a participant in a conference held only once in Seoul, south Korea)</p>
<p>Rise Up Korea, Global Korean Youth Mission
= spiritual movements in which I worked as a staff who arranged the conference.</p>
<p>And I got (so far)
4 on AP bio
4 on Microeco </p>
<p>(our school does not offer AP courses nor honor classes. So I had to study independently for those subjects that I was really interested in.)</p>
<p>Basically, these are all so far.
I have to clarify the fact that I’m in a very limited circumstance. My school does not have anything. So, I have to push myself. ANDDD I LIKE ITTTTTTT.)</p>
<p>Now, what could be the options?
(Given I have 5 chances to take SATs)
and that I’m taking AP Calc AB, AP US history tests without taking the courses.</p>
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<p>Haha, yes.
It is a good place to get my butt kicked and be motivated by it.</p>
<p>You will definitely be competitive for the schools you want to go to if you can pull your SAT up to a 2100+ (2200+ would be most preferable). Also, I would possibly consider applying to a different type of school within the school you want to go to and then transferring into the business program, since most business schools look at applicants as “numbers” instead of the holistic application (so for example, apply to UPenn CAS and then transfer into Wharton by having a 3.8 GPA your first year).</p>
<p>If you don’t pull that SAT up colleges will simply think that your school isn’t hard enough. Your class size is very small.</p>
<p>@alihaq717</p>
<p>Thanks. You really know a lot of stuff.
Are you a senior? </p>
<p>Btw, I just want to tell you my college choices in order.</p>
<ol>
<li>UPENN (ED)</li>
<li>MIT (EA)</li>
<li>I want to apply other colleges that have good business programs and early action policies.</li>
<li>Cornell (RD from here)</li>
<li>Columbia</li>
<li>NYU</li>
<li>UMich</li>
<li>UVA</li>
<li>probably more reach schools and some safeties.</li>
</ol>
<p>I have to clarify that I’m aware that the list I just wrote is really extreme to accomplish.</p>
<p>So, here comes my question.</p>
<p>What are the “easier-to-get-in” colleges or programs within the schools I mentioned above?</p>