<p>hey guys, do you really think it is possible for a student from nepal to score above 2100 in SATs. I ask this because I am beginning to think that 2000 is a top score for a nepali student, even an ivy-league accepted nepali student. i personally don’t know anyone who has scored more than 2100 and am beginning to question those who said they got 2000 with minimal effort. is it really possible for a student from our country to get in the 2300s?</p>
<p>Yes, one of my cousins got 2220 . He did A levels from Budhanilkantha.
Another guy from Trinity International college got 2300 . ( cc : manjul)</p>
<p>SAT has nothing to do with nation/origin. SAT is not a test of knowledge, it’s a test that can be mastered. Takes a lot of work and a lot of time but you people can score high in it. It’s a poor way of testing a student’s knowledge. </p>
<p>fyi, I don’t know how to master it. I know however, that I took enough practice tests to sense the pattern and I just remembered the questions and the answers and checked for patterns. There were a couple questions in the SAT Math section that I simply did not understand. I just memorized the Q/A pattern and used it to get an 800 on Math. Similarly, you can study a ton of vocabs and can make educated guesses to get a good CR score. </p>
<p>The SAT tests your skills as a TEST-TAKER, not necessarily your understanding of the material.</p>
<p>I kind of agree with sixstringrocker. One can master the SAT, but it obviously takes time. Math and the writing sections are easier to improve quickly, but the reading one takes comparatively more time ( everyone knows this, why the hell am I telling?,nevermind)…</p>
<p>@sixstringrocker: Did you memorize the questions an answers?
That sounds ridiculous ,seriously ,!</p>
<p>And yes, the SAT tests how well you can perform on the SAT ( which obviously can be improved with practice), not how well you understand the material or how good is your critical reasoning…</p>
<p>@sixstringsrocker: if you don’t mind, what was your score?</p>
<p>@12hulk345: cc manjul was trolling. he got in the 1900s in his first sitting and crossed 2000 in his second. after he got accepted to trinity college, ct, he started to blatantly exaggerate his scores…told me he got 2200, and others 2300…this is exactly why i asked my seemingly stupid question in the first place…no one tells the truth once they are accepted and this is so annoying.</p>
<p>I don’t know if he was trolling or not… But he said it was 2300. And his friend Trinitian( who knew/know him personally) said that he was not lying … What the hell… why are we talking about this?
SAT can be aced with a lot of practice and hardwork ,so, it is futile to talk about these matters. And knowing others’ scores is certainly not gonna help, seriously !!
And about my cousin, I am not trolling.</p>
<p>BTW, sixstringrocker got 2050.</p>
<p>oh, sorry , Sixstringrocker got 2010 not 2050, my bad!</p>
<p>Guys and hows a score of 2070 breakdown 630 cr, 720 in maths and writing.</p>
<p>Also with the sat scores of that 2070 and an average B in my a levels, where do u think wud be a good ED desicion? Im so so screwed with the college selection bit. I was thinking, hamilton,skidmore, dickinson, or franklin and marshall.</p>
<p>Hey guys, I know one who got into Princeton with 2140 score. his first attempt was 1920. Really, he worked hard to get CR-710 and Math- 760. I don’t think that Manjul got 2300. I am really skeptical about his score because most of them think that he exaggerated his score. I think for any Nepali student to get confident to admit in college, he/she should get above 1400 in CR and Math combined.</p>
<p>Apologies guys, for replying late. If you guys follow news, you probably know that the East Coast is dealing with the wrath of hurricane Sandy. Lafayette’s campus (the majority of it) lost power and now I’m at a friend’s off campus house to charge my laptop.</p>
<p>Anyways, once and for all, here are my scores just so that people don’t start saying random numbers.
SAT 2010 (610 CR, 600 W, 800M). I only took it once.
SAT II: I didn’t take them.
TOEFL 114
HSEB 11th 77%
HSEB 12th 71% </p>
<p>I didn’t take a year off so I got in based on my 11th grade scores and internal scores.</p>
<p>Also, none of these matter once you get into college. No one cares how you did in high school, how much you got. None of it matters. If you keep talking about it, you’re just a ******.</p>
<p>I did not memorize the exact questions and answers. I memorized the patterns they make. I took 6 practice tests from Barrons, 4 from PR and 6 from the Blue Book, 1 from that year’s official practice set from the website. You can find similar type of questions and when you go over the correct answers, you start to see a pattern and you just need to know the simple patterns. I only did it for a few questions so it was pretty easy.</p>
<p>Practice tests are the best way to study. Try to make it as close to the real scenario as possible. I locked my door and told everyone not to disturb me under any circumstances. silenced my phone and took each test in one sitting. I timed each section and tried to finish each section 2-5 mins early. In any event, as soon as I reach the 24 mins, and the alarm goes off, my pencil goes down. I’m not helping myself by cheating. Even if all that remains is to make that circle, I need to put the pencil down. For my first test, I got 1840, and I moved up to 2200 in the PR tests and finally got 2010 in the real SAT. It’s got very little to do with the knowledge level, it’s all test taking ability.</p>
<p>BTW, I took the SAT only once, and in December.</p>
<p>@Sharifsth</p>
<p>2070 only tells so much to the adcoms. Why do you have Bs? And at this point, I think a stellar essay should make it work. I can only see one minor issue, your composite is 1350. That’s slightly on the lower side. A lot of the schools only care about composite. High composites from international students = higher average SAT for the school. And getting 800 shouldn’t be that hard for most international students. It’s like SLC level math.</p>
<p>I think you should work on your essay. If you think you can score higher (780-800) on the math, then take the SAT again.</p>
<p>@sixstringsrocker: wow thanks, really appreciate your advice</p>
<p>@nepalimussa</p>
<p>Thanks for spelling out my alisa correctly. I think you’re the first user to actually read the screen name and spell it out the right way. people always miss the ‘s’ in the middle.</p>
<p>@ sixstringsrocker: OMG, I never saw that actually, seriously!
Now that must be really obnoxious and offensive … sorry 
From now on, it will not be wrong…</p>
<p>And, you said you took SAT in december, that means you did ED II right?
In how many days did you get the decision?
( If you remember, please share!) </p>
<p>And one thing , if one gets rejected in ED I, one obviously cannot apply in RD .
But if one changes some part of the application, say SAT scores, is he/she eligible to apply in EDII or RD?</p>
<p>Lafayette had rolling ED, so I did ED I in Lafayette. The deadline had well passed so it was not a regular cycle. I got deferred in the beginning, and the result came about 5-7 days after they received all the materials. Normally, it takes longer than that.</p>
<p>The outcome of ED could be one of these: Accepted, Rejected or Deferred. If rejected, you cannot apply for that year, you have to wait a year. If deferred, you will be automatically considered for RD unless you withdraw. You can still send extra materials like new SAT scores unless they specifically ask you not to.</p>
<p>Also, don’t mind about the name. I was just surprised someone actually got it right for the first time. It’s a minor thing, that doesn’t matter at all.</p>
<p>what are you planning to do about additional score reports? are you seriously planning to pay the extra $11 and $17 for additional score reports or is there a way around it? </p>
<p>i don’t want to spend my $$ on applying to a college which may flat out reject me…i emailed the colleges if they accept the printed and scanned copy a few weeks ago, but no reply yet! does anybody know colleges that accept scanned score reports?</p>
<p>get your GC or principal to sign the copies before you send them.</p>
<p>@sixstringsrocker</p>
<p>So, I have access to SAT from Barron’s, the Kaplan CD’s practice tests, Petreson’s Tests and obviously, the official SAT practice tests. Where can one find the “Blue Book” and “PR” practice tests? That would be a great help :D</p>