Hey, if english was not my first language, but I had learned it at around age 6, would it be a positive or negative? I guess my writing score was a 640 and a my SAT verbal was 690, not too bad scores. But would stating that help colleges like Penn and Duke understand these scores and perhaps other low english grades such as a B average grade?
I mean would it help in terms of diversity or anything?
<p>It doesn't matter either way as there are plenty of applicants to top colleges who came to the US and learned English in middle school yet still have V SAT scores in the 700s and got "A" grades in difficult English classes. I have interviewed such students for my Ivy alma mater.</p>
<p>Thus, what will matter will be your scores and grades, not how long you've been learning English.</p>
<p>As for diversity, the colleges that you mention get many international applicants. Unless your home country is very unusual, I doubt that being an international will help you.</p>
<p>ok got it, i will try to raise my SAT score thanks.</p>
<p>other thouhgsts?</p>
<p>It doesn't matter if ur in ESL or not when it comes to SATs. Not to brag but I'm a rising senior and during my junior year I took ESL. However, my final SAT CR score was 770. I studied for the SATs and it actually worked. Just study smart and GOOD LUCK!! :)</p>
<p>great job. Got it, Ill be sure to try to do that. Thanks.</p>
<p>other thoughts?</p>
<p>More of a plus, definitely not a negative</p>
<p>It's definitely not a negative. But It'll be a huge plus if you've come here in the middle of high school and by the time you are a senior, your english scores are better than 99% of American students.</p>