<p>ahhh...okay i really messed up on my sat IIs this november..two to be exact and one of them being writing. Well, it was ramadan that month and well i was fasting and only eatin one meal a day(i know not good, should of ate more) and no drinks..my system was really screwed up..neways..o yeah i said this because on another thread i read somewhere about writing the colleges a letter..but first i wanted to know..will colleges accept January scores?..now i know the cornell lady said no..but its okay i dont want to apply there anyway..what about other colleges?</p>
<p>Depends on the college, although the vast majority have December as the last testing date they will accept.</p>
<p>ehhh.<em>tear drop</em>..are u serious?</p>
<p>Yes, although for some of those, it is a softer statement than refusal and is usually expressed along these lines: "Any test taken after December is not likely to arrive in time to be considered."</p>
<p>I think some schools do allow January if you rush them. I'm not sure which.</p>
<p>then i shouldnt apply to colleges at all..cuz my sat ii writing score is horrible..and i knew it would be..i only looked over the material 2 days before..and i suck with writing to begin w/...ahh..how can i make up for it?.oo yeh people keep saying..write a "great essay"..whats a great essay?..i mean what do u write about??..i really dont know..what colleges find interestin.and the style?...</p>
<p>o yeh..and should i write a letter..bout the ramadan deal..or is that just stupid?</p>
<p>should i still take january sat iis..and hope that maybe some of the schools im applyin to will accept it?</p>
<p>btw..thnx for answerin my thread guys..</p>
<p>anyway, someone just told me to explain why i really wanna go to that particular school in my essay..wait i thought essays were suppose to explain more about you as the individual apart from academics (not all the way)..but i mean i didnt think you were suppose to write about the particular school...or anything..im confused</p>
<p>uhh..i think like for the personal statement you're supposed to write about yourself, but some schools have like an optional essay or an essay where you're supposed to say why you want to go there...exactly how bad were your scores? you might just be underestimating them..</p>
<p>well..yeah im talking bout the personal statement. What do you write about in your personal statement?..what about yourself truthfully that would be interesting to the admissions people..?</p>
<p>sexydesi u dont have to stress too much abt ur personal statement..just write naturally..!...neway, wat did u get on ur sats and iis?....gud luck!</p>
<p>sexydesi i will steal ur attention for just a sec ;)</p>
<p>I got a 780 in Phys and 720 in Writing. I wasn't toooo happy with those scores</p>
<p>Do you guys think those scores are OK? ok maybe i shouldnt be upset with Phys, but im applyin to MIT and I know that u can get like 7 or 8 wrong in Phys and still get 800, so wouldnt a 780 show MIT that i must hav messed up bad to get that score?</p>
<p>For writing im also slightly upset. I really wanted above 750. I was gettin that during practice tests but i really lost it to pressure during the test. Im an international student, so do u think a great TOEFL score could counter the writing score? How much do u need to get into like Yale/Dartmouth/Swarthmore anyway?
and also, im plannin to take SAT I again. Should i re-take SAT I for a verbal of 750 or SAT II Writing for 800?</p>
<p>and sexydesi, i salute u. i skipped fasting on exam day and still i phacked lol</p>
<p>sexydesi, we can't do the research on the schools you're applying to</p>
<p>what you'll have to do is call/email the schools you are applying to and see if they accept january scores. Several of mine are, so there's a good chance yours will too.</p>
<p>But you have to do the research.</p>
<p>thankkkkk you..so far i know..one does accept it....i hope they all do..but thnx ppl</p>
<p>btw asim..darn it..ur scores just makes me even sadder..urr sad over anything over a 700?..okay well ya know what..i shouldnt be sad..because thats u and i am me..w/e that means..basically my goals cant be your goals..you thought u coulda done better..soo i guess it sucks..but great score</p>
<p>neways i did horribly..<em>spits on the floor like karen walker on Will and Grace</em>..but its okay..ill get over it..ill take it again..takin sats again..dec..</p>
<p>i suck in writing period..but ill see if i can write an interesting personal statement..g2g buh bye..thnx ppl</p>
<p>maybe ur score isnt that bad
tell us what u got and which colleges u plan to apply.
Im emailing to the colleges personally to retake Jan Sat. I only got a reply from 1 of them yet and they said put the test date for Jan in the "Date Sat will be taken" box and explain y im taking it again in January in the additional information area. You should try doing the same. Tell the colleges that you were fasting and messed up but u really know that u could have dont better and that u will do better if u were given another chance</p>
<p>you could still take it in december, but you would have to take it as a standby.</p>
<p>o ok thnx ppl</p>