<p>Hi guys,</p>
<p>I'm from northern Europe and applying to some colleges this fall (Ivy League + Stanford + USC). English is not my native language. </p>
<p>SAT II's in November include Math level 2, Physics and US History (!). Expecting at LEAST 750 for each of 'em.</p>
<p>I took the SAT Reasoning in October:
Est CR Score: 660-710 (hard to tell)
Est W score: 720-750 (10-12 essay)
Est M score: uh.. think I missed 1 question so should be 770? Was a lot easier than the pracc tests though... </p>
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<p>Anyways, will they be impressed by my US Hist score and my CR/W scores? What does an average intl ivy(ADMIT, that is) score on the SAT I?</p>
<p>I personally think anything 2200 or above on the SAT I will not disadvantage you in international admissions. If you have taken Math or Physics at AP-level or higher (A-levels, IB, etc...) then you should be getting at least 750, if not 800 since the curves are much more generous in the Subject Tests.</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, are you learning US history from scratch? How long did it take you? I'm contemplating taking it (cos I lurrve history haha).</p>
<p>I personally think any thing over 700 for CR is very impressive for non-native speakers. The writing section contains a lot of grammar stuff, and the essay is, to be honest, such a joke. It's not easy (to get 12), but i highly doubt it's the kind of essay they expect in college, what with rigid structure, factual errors, one-sided argument and all. The math section is even more of a joke (again, personal opinion.), yet interestingly very hard to get 800. So yeah if i'm an admission officer looking at an international file, i'm gonna focus on the CR score.</p>
<p>But then again, obviously i'm not... :D</p>
<p>Thanks for replying! I read in "A is for admission" (yeah, I'm so freaked out about it that I even buy books to learn about the admission process) that anything over 650 verbal would impress them - although the book is from 1999 or something. </p>
<p>I'm learning US History from scratch. It is a very easy subject if you know your World history. You take some knowledge to the table, read 'em names and "Acts" a couple of times, and that's it. No analytical-blah-blah, just the plain ol' repeating what you just read. Just by reading the book and writing some notes, you're automatically in the 700-range.</p>
<p>I completely agree w/u on the Writing (and M section). I mean, guys like Hemmingway would probably score high with their organized prose, but guys like James Joyce would probably score 500 on the W. And the math is way too simple for college.</p>