<p>Hey,</p>
<p>I'm thinking about applying to Wharton ED, but I still haven't taken the required 2 or 3 SAT subject tests. I'm planning on taking the SAT a final time in October, and the SAT II's in November, but isn't that too late for ED students?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>No! I’m actually planning the exact same thing, Penn does take November SAT tests.
Good Luck!</p>
<p>kaykays: it’s surprising that you’re asking about such an essential item in your application. A 2-second google search (penn ed test deadline) sent me directly to the Penn page with the info clearly listed. For your own sakes I hope carelessness doesn’t extend to other areas of your app.</p>
<p>T26E4 so you both went to the internet to get your answer? And you both did get your answer in plenty of time? How lucky. </p>
<p>I noticed you used the same line about carelessness in a Dartmouth thread. Perhaps you haven’t noticed, people do come to CC to get answers too. The difference is here they get a conversation about the answer which might be what the OP was looking for.</p>
<p>If you don’t know the circumstances in which some people are in, then do not regard their actions as careless.
I was unable to take the June SATs for uncontrollable reasons, therefore I must take them in November.</p>
<p>@parent: point taken</p>
<p>kaykays, if one of the SAT II tests you are planning on taking is language with listening, November might be the only time that you can take it anyway. That was the case back when my kids took it, but that was several years ago. Of course things change so check the college board web site for verification if this is a consideration for you.</p>
<p>The problem with your little lecture, parentofpeople, is that CC and colleges’ official materials are not equally authoritative sources of information. Time and again, I (and, I assume, T26E4) see kids posting here asking questions which could easily have been answered by looking at an admissions website or the college’s course catalog. And way too often – more often than not, perhaps – they get answers on this site that are wrong. Sometimes a little wrong, sometimes really seriously wrong. If they are lucky, someone comes along and corrects the wrong information. But that doesn’t always happen, and even if it does some kids may read the thread before the correction and never come back to it. A lot of the time, it looks like the posters aren’t even aware that something like the course catalog exists and has really useful information, like major requirements.</p>
<p>So there is a really practical reason to encourage kids applying to college to look at official materials for answers before turning to online forums to flesh out ambiguities or things not addressed by the official materials. In addition to that, they need to start developing some actual research skills, and using social media isn’t actual research.</p>
<p>I would hardly call my comments a little lecture, at least not compared to yours. </p>
<p>To me T26E4’s comment came off as condescending. I apologize if it wasn’t meant that way but it seemed that way to me. Since kaykays was a new member it seemed a little harsh. Suggesting a google search was of course a good idea, but there could have been a nicer more welcoming way to do it. They also could have explained the reason, as you did so that they were really helping out. </p>
<p>If you don’t like people asking questions on CC that could be answered elsewhere I can’t help you there. People come here to learn, and sometimes that involves asking questions that have already been asked or asking questions about info that is available elsewhere. </p>
<p>Yes, I get that there is bad info her at times and you should always go right to the source when possible, but that is the nature of CC. People come here to chat about the topic, not just get the nuts and bolts info. If someone new is just starting out, and just starting their college search they might not be aware of all of the info available until someone more experienced here points them in the right direction.</p>
<p>Sometimes I think the more “senior members” can get jaded, much like the teacher who should have retired 5 years ago.</p>