For NYers in College or any upstaters/Liers Are Regents scores important?

Applying to College
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<p>1.How important are regents scores?
2.Do Colleges outside Ny/Upstate/Li look at them?
3.Should I try to get a Advance Regents Diploma?
4.Do Colleges consider Advance Regents Diploma in their admission process?
5.If yes to #2 are my scores good enough to get in to University of Miami?</p>

<p>Please help me because i hear a variety of answers. I am currently in a position to get a Advance Regents Diploma but if colleges outside Nyc/upstate dont consider them i wont want to put myself through the extra stress.</p>

<p>My current Regents scores are:
Global History: 79
Geometry: 61 (Might retake?)
Chemistry: 57 (Might retake?)
Ela: 82
Algerba: 78
Living Environment: 89
Earth Science : 65 (Took in MS will not retake)
I have the option to retake my Ela regents next week but i will decide to or not based on the answers here. Thanks in Advance</p>

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<p>My son attends a private high school, and they report that colleges have not asked them for Regents exam scores in many years. Regarding the diploma, you’ll presumably be applying to colleges before you graduate, so you won’t have a diploma of any variety at that point. </p>

<p>With low scores on the exams, what is your GPA like? That’s probably the bigger concern.</p>

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<p>3.5/3.7 Gpa (90/92) so you wouldnt suggest getting the adv?</p>

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<p>I think you should ask your school guidance counselor for advice. If I were in your shoes, I would want to know whether Regents scores are on your transcript, and get his/her advice on whether anyone will care about the advanced regents diploma.</p>

<p>The following are my opinions. I claim no particular expertise or “inside” knowledge.</p>

<p>I don’t see any benefit in retaking anything you’ve already passed to try for a higher score. My son just applied to 12 colleges. His high school transcript does not include Regents exam scores, and no colleges have asked for them. His school reports that no colleges have asked for Regents test scores in many years.</p>

<p>Regarding your specific diploma situation, what Regents courses are you taking this year? It looks like you still need US History for the “regular” Regents diploma. I’d concentrate on that before worrying about the advanced designation.</p>

<p>That being said, I would always recommend getting the highest level of diploma you can qualify for. From what I can see, the only thing you’re missing is the math combination. That would mean you need to retake geometry, and I presume you’re taking your last regents math this year. I think your sciences are OK, since you have physical and life science passing grades (Earth Science and Living Environment).</p>

<p>As for its impact on college admission, I doubt any colleges, particularly outside of New York, would give a hoot about Regents scores. U of Miami wouldn’t be able to use them to compare you against students from anywhere else.</p>

<p>I took a quick look at University of Miami’s admissions page. They recommend 4 years of English and Math, 3 years of science and social studies, and 2 years of foreign language. 74% of their applicants are in the top 10% of their class, with 50% in the top 5%. The middle 50% SAT range (CR + M) is 1270 - 1410, ACT 29 - 32, so admissions are certainly competitive. If your stats place you within this range, you would have a shot at admission.</p>

<p>Your guidance counselor is surely more qualified to advise you than I am. However, if you believe you will pass your last math and history exams, and it would make you feel good to retake and pass your geometry to get the advanced designation, then go for it!</p>

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<p>Thank you, you helped me out alot. I will be sure to ask my Guidance counselor as you suggested. Also your assumptions were right I am currently taking Us History and Trigonemetry (im not exactly sure why they made me skip pass Geometry after i failed) and will take the regents in June. </p>

<p>My Psat scores converted by my calculations are: 920- 1130 only including Math and CR but i just received the Sat Black and Blue Books today and will start studying before i take the Sat in the spring semester.</p>

<p>I saw this to “I took a quick look at University of Miami’s admissions page. They recommend 4 years of English and Math, 3 years of science and social studies, and 2 years of foreign language.” But im not exactly certain what it means? as i just take the classes given to me/i need. So im not certain if i met the requirement?</p>

<p>I am about 4th place in Gpa in my grade (11th) and should be able to maintain that position. So i met that requirement.</p>

<p>Once again thank you and sorry for my grammar if its messed up.</p>

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<p>Regarding the courses, I was highlighting what University of Miami recommends as a rigorous curriculum. If you’ve been taking a rigorous course load in high school, that’s good.</p>

<p>Study hard for those SATs, finish your junior year strong, and you’ll position yourself for a number of college where you should fit. Ultimately your grades and your standardized test scores will determine where you’re a viable candidate. </p>

<p>Good luck to you!</p>

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<p>Thank You and I will study hard and do my best in school</p>

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<p>Hopefully, Sybbie weighs in with her knowledge. In my personal experience with my kids here in NY, the Regents didn’t mean a thing in terms of college, though one of my kids’s schools did take the tests seriously. One could not graduate without meeting certain threshholds. The other schools, all NY schools did not even have anything to do with the Regents standards.</p>

<p>But if you are looking at SUNY, CUNY schools, I cannot say if any of them do look at them or reward those who do well on the Regents. My one son who did go to a SUNY got a scholarship, accepted to the Honors Program and did not take the Regents, and at that time, that was not listed as criterion for any thing special. But that is just one school. Also, your high school counselor might use those courses and scores in terms of rating your curriculum at the school. You need to talk to that department about that.</p>

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<p>What do you mean by rating my curriculum?</p>