Competitive international SAT1/2 scores?(Non English speaking countries...)

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<p>Hi CC international students.
Are there any European students among you, who took the SAT1/2 and didn't study at an international school?
Most of the scores I see are outrageous good, but hey, I would rule such a standart test too if it would be in my first language.(German)
So how did you score and where are you from?</p>

<p>(I think it makes a difference if you're from Germany(all movies are dubbed...) or e.g. Sweden...(no movies are dubbed)!
Sound funny, but I think that's actually a factor...)</p>

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<p>I hate to disappoint you, but most students here do not go to an international school and still do very well on the SATs. </p>

<p>I am from Germany too and did very well on my standardized tests, though I have no intentions of posting my scores.</p>

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<p>Any other guys who want to share their experiences with these standardized tests?</p>

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<p>I was going to share my experience but seeing as how you've reacted to b@r!um's post made me thinking twice about saying something. </p>

<p>I'm from Germany too, English is my 2nd language as well and I scored 700 on the Critical Reading part of the SAT. Now my other scores weren't good, but that's due to lack of focus or whatever. </p>

<p>Just for the record: Top 10 schools won't care if movies in Germany are dubbed or not, they care about your score. And they won't hold attending a local school(e.g. Gymnasium) as an excuse for low standardized test scores. After all chances are that university is going to be much harder than the SAT</p>

<p>And you can take the SAT Subject Test in German. How it's being looked at by the colleges is an entirely different matter, though</p>

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<p>That argumentation sucks. Of course you should give international students credit if English isn't their first language...</p>

<p>The situation at the uni will be a whole different one.
Your taught in English, think in English...
That's the time when you can compare international scors to native scores.</p>

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<p>Let me cite the former ass. adm. dir. at Dartmouth:
"These (intl, chinese) students would often score over 650 on the verbal section of the SAT I (high for an intelligent US citizen) and often score perfect 800s on both the analytical and quantitative sections of the test". </p>

<p>I don't go to an international school, I don't speak English at home, but I still managed a 710CR.</p>

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<p>OP - You've posted a version of this thread in the Princeton forum. I have the feeling that you just want to hear that low SAT scores are okay or expected. </p>

<p>After what elapsed in the other thread, I don't think anything I say will change your mind. If you want to believe your scores are good, and are the best you can do, it'll just be a weak point in your application. That's all.</p>

<p>It is possible to improve your score through practice, so stop complaining about your background and take some action.</p>

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<p>hmmm.
I know that my SAT scores are the weakest point in my application.
I'm super annoid that I have to take them after all, but hey...
Sounds like other international students manage to score 700s, so I should be able to do that to.
Although I'm impressed if someone scores 700 in writing, I probably won't be able to do that, even after lot's of prep...</p>

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<p>LOTS of internationals don't attend international schools. Many of them have really high SAT scores. Not too many internationals can gain admittance into the top American universities.</p>

<p>You do the math.</p>