<p>Yes you can pay to have your scantron answers hand-checked if you bubbled in incorrectly, takes about a month?</p>
<p>Unless you know you smeared somewhere or did not erase something cleanly, usually the scantrons were read fine.</p>
<p>Alternative is to use the rescore cost to instead register for another test date.</p>
<p>My Chem score was good too ^^. Math 2 was not bad, not great. Overall they’re what I expected from not finishing 1 question on chem, 8 questions on math 2.
We lucked out on getting an “easier” chem test (that I could finish on time)~</p>
<p>I’m not too upset about maths since I have a 780 from before. I was just giving 800 a try
Chem was pretty easy I guess this time. One of the biggest mistakes I made was not guessing enough.
I think it is wishful thinking
I expected my physics to be better than Chem so I got the shock of my life when I saw a 710.</p>
<p>Yeah ok, I’ll probably use the money to take physics next time…but if you already got a great chem score, why do you need physics?
I did well on physics 770 without doing only 4 questions, really rushed at the end though. sparknotes online did a good job covering the Relativity theory and somewhat decent with electromagnetism.</p>
<p>I didn’t do 1 question on chem and got 790, but got 1 question wrong for sure. Also T/F questions are always confusing.</p>
<p>I recommend you apply Georgia Tech since don’t think it’s too hard to get in, in the South doesn’t snow, and ranked 4th in engineering. But I guess you should apply to all top 15 engineering schools, including UCLA, UC San Diego b/c of nice weather and with many tech companies in California.</p>
<p>I’ll probably try all three again but focus on Physics. I kind of need all three
Some of the colleges I’m applying to need only two scores so I’ll put in chem and maths
Yeah, electromagnetism is fine with me since I learnt it in school too. I will probably go through theory of relativity again since I haven’t done it in school.
I didn’t do 6 questions in chem and got a 780. Without studying. So I’m happy
I wasn’t planning to apply in U.S but now I’m kind of reconsidering it.
Thanks anyways.</p>
<p>780 without finishing 6 questions? that’s really good accuracy.</p>
<p>Well, you can just do grad school in US like you said, since I know it’s expensive I know esp for international students. I’m applying for transfer for computer engineering.</p>
<p>But then again many tech firms, even Silicon Valley firms, recruit interns and new hires on US university campuses. They come to career fairs and conduct interviews on campuses, so it’s much easier to meet and get internship/jobs with them if you’re in US good engineering schools.</p>
<p>But then again might be hard for non-citizen or permanent resident to get an internship since employers don’t want to go through all the effort sponsoring work visas for short-term interns.
But they would sponsor you for jobs.</p>
<p>But then you could always come to US for grad school. Berkeley and Stanford are right next to Silicon Valley.</p>
<p>I didn’t make any guesses. A really dumb mistake
Could have probably gotten 800 otherwise.
I’m applying for transfer too
I want to primarily do computer engineering but one of the colleges offers a dual course. It patterns with Carnegie Mellon. The only problem is that is a b.tech in electrical and communications and a b.sc in computer science. I have no interest in electrical but it’s Carnegie Mellon so I’m anyways applying
Actually, they come to Indian Universities too. I guess it is easier to get an internship in a Silicon Valley firm when you are in U.S but I have seen cases where Microsoft, Twitter ,Google etc. have recruited under graduate students from Indian Universities.
Hmm… Actually the course I’m applying to states that I can get a summer internship in U.S too. But you have a valid point too.
I’m definitely doing grad school in U.S. For some reason my dad doesn’t want me to study there for under-grad. I think it is because he is scared to send me 22 hrs the first time I move away from home :P</p>
<p>I got a 2240 studying about half an hour, five days a week. You shouldn’t spend 2-3 hours a day just studying the SAT. Instead, take maybe 1 hour and 1 and 1/2 when the test gets closer, and budget your time well.</p>
<p>@Confusedabtuni
Interesting, I guess if you can network with tech firms in Indian schools that’s fine.
Although the advantages of being undergrad at a good engineering school is also that if you do research for a professor, he/she can write a good recommendation letter and it’s much easier to get into that school’s grad school with a letter from its faculty (carries bigger weight).
Also some schools, like Georgia Tech, has a 5-year track BS/MS computer engineering for its undergrad students.</p>
<p>Ooh you’re applying for transfer too? ?then go for Georgia Tech (if you met their class requirements), no essay, just give your grades, transcripts, fee, and that’s it!</p>
<p>Stephanie,
For CR, you need to have a good volume of vocab memorized first to be able to achieve a certain level of reading comprehension. Then try to read everyday on various topics and as fast as you can. Being familiar with the topic already helps you to be able to read something once and understand it (so it helps to be sophisticated/worldly-wise).
For writing’s essay, practice 3 topics and remember examples that can be applied to various topics.</p>
