<p>I’m not positive, but I don’t believe Columbia allows Score Choice. Have you tried the ACT? Many folks score significantly better on the ACT than the SAT. I would try this, as Columbia’s 25th percentile on the SAT is 2100.</p>
<p>Nope, havent tried ACT. Too late for me to sign up. Im going to retake SAT again. And Columbia does not allow score choice. So I sent my all my scores. Oh question…</p>
<p>When they see the 1700 1900 2100 - will they think hmm this applicant is improving his english … or hmm this guy sucks balls he tries so hard and still fails.</p>
<p>bump please</p>
<p>If you are curious about which pool of applicants you will be placed in, why not just ask a Columbia admissions officer? Their contact information is on the admissions website.</p>
<p>hey thanks for the reply. That question has been answered, im more curious about my last question “When they see the 1700 1900 2100 (they require all sat marks to be sent” - will they think hmm this applicant is improving his english … or hmm this guy sucks balls he tries so hard and still fails."</p>
<p>Any ideas on how this will be seen in the eyes of an admin officer?</p>
<p>Three sittings, each of which records a 200 point improvement, might not be so bad in the eyes of admissions officers. However, scores of 640 in the CR and W are still quite low compared to many other Australian/Korean applicants, especially given you’ve been living in an English speaking country for the past 9 years so poor English will not be considered an acceptable excuse.</p>
<p>I’m also Australian (from Sydney), though I’m not Asian. Most other Australians I know sit the SAT once or twice only; multiple sittings is the norm for Americans, but for Australians who have an entirely different system to contend with, sitting the SAT multiple times can look like you are trying too hard.</p>
<p>You have to also remember that the attraction of the US is that it offers a liberal arts education, not the vocational foppery that is available here in Australia. That means that a business-oriented student is not necessarily suited to the US, unless of course you go to Wharton or some other undergrad b-school.</p>
<p>Another thing is, they are going to see various ECs that imply you are an excellent communicator (all that stuff you are president in, and your debate and work experience), but they are going to see a large discrepancy between that and the standard shown in your SAT scores. Do not try to present yourself as being weak at English, because that will simply call into question your actual contributions as part of your ECs.</p>
<p>In any case, best of luck with your application, and I hope you get into Columbia ED.</p>
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Thanks for the comments! - my 4th sitting resulted in a 2320 (720 CR 800W 800M) - Does that mean im safer?</p>