<p>I'm a current senior (Korean male) looking to apply to UVA,</p>
<p>Test Scores:
SAT I: 1860 (800 math, 800 CR, 360 writing--I missed the essay section because I was late to the test center which dropped my score significantly; I never had the chance to retake it :/)
SAT II: 800 Math I, 780 Math II, 800 US History</p>
<p>GPA:
4.8 (Weighted)
3.9 (Unweighted)</p>
<p>-Varsity Cross Country (two years)
-Varsity Swimming (4 years)
-Varsity Tennis (3 years)</p>
<p>-National Merit Finalist
-NHS president
-World Language Honor Society</p>
<p>APs
Calc AB (5), USH (5), Language and Comp (5), Chemistry (5), American Government (4 :( my parents were extremely upset), Stat (5)</p>
<p>Current:
Calc BC, Lit and Comp, Physics C, Spanish Language, Latin, French.</p>
<p>Also, any help to deal with strict stereotypical Asian parents? They forced me to study 3 hours every night for the SAT 1 starting a year prior. I missed the beginning of the test because I was up to 2:30am studying!</p>
<p>Why don’t you retake in November or December? Saying you were late to something as important as SATs and didn’t have a chance to re-take comes off poorly, to me anyway. I’m not an admissions person, but it sounds like 1) not being responsible and 2) not taking this requirement seriously, neither of which bode well. If you were my child, I’d tell you your application simply isn’t complete without a full score. Your other parts are great so give yourself the best chance and take the whole test. FYI, to prevent issues when (if) you do- they require you to upload a photo in addition to bringing your photo ID this year. Good luck.</p>
<p>For UVA, the factors that seem to count for a large part of your admissions “score” (I’m using the term informally) are (1) the strength of your HS curriculum, and (2) your grades. So just a 4.8/3.9 isn’t enough, it’s about your HS, did you take the hardest classes available, etc.</p>
<p>I’m guessing from the APs that you’re a top student in a demanding school, and your SAT clearly says you’re talented.</p>
<p>I suspect that the miss in writing won’t hurt you much. However, I agree with 89wahoo that if you have a chance to take the SAT again you should. (Looks like Dec 1 is the next available date.)</p>
<p>PS No comment on the Asian parent thing. 
As you get older you’ll realize that they’re your boon and your burden rolled together …</p>
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<p>I have an aversion to replying to ‘chance’ threads for reasons I’ve posted many times. This is just plain lousy advise. The OP didn’t simply have an off day and scored lower in a section, they didn’t take the entire test and the score reflects this. UVa is not a directional U that may overlook a writing score in the 300 range. It’s one of the top schools in the nation. The score screams either something drastically went wrong during this test and the OP didn’t care enough to retest to submit a score they felt more accurately reflected their ability, or they really are not prepared for the strenuous work they will face at UVa. Either way the university reads it is not positive. </p>
<p>89wahoo’s advise was correct on this one.</p>
<p>I feel badly for the OP on many levels.</p>
<p>The OP must take the SAT again, or take the ACT if preferred. It would be a shame to sabotage such a fine record with the “missed writing section” mishap. Even if sleeping in was a subconscious rebellion to the parental pressure felt by the OP (which is pure speculation I realize), in the end it will only hurt the OP not to retest.</p>
<p>Two questions…
Isn’t that a 1960, not 1860??</p>
<p>How do you know you’re a NM Finalist? They only announced the semi-finalists and your SAT score may not be high enough to get over the semi-finalist to finalist hurdle…</p>
<p>We’re all in agreement that re-taking the test is the right thing to do.</p>
<p>And we’re all guessing about how much the writing test might matter. Note that we’re talking about a clearly outstanding applicant. There’s not a lot of doubt about his abilities.</p>
<p>I don’t wish to belabor the point. However, the admissions folks have said repeatedly, in many forums, that they look primarily at school grades and curriculum strength; everything else, including SAT scores, is secondary, is just supposed to support the view of the student obtained from the school record.</p>