<p>No investment bank is going to ask for your SAT scores. Actually no business that I ever heard of is going to ask for your SAT scores or even GMAT scores. They want to know your experience, not your SAT score you took 7 years ago.</p>
<p>Edit: and even if they did ask for you SAT scores in an interview you could say "uhhhh 1540" and just make up a number, like they're going to check for a SAT score.</p>
<p>I haven't heard from anyone applying for i-banking jobs that they are not applying because they don't make the cut-off for SAT scores.</p>
<p>maybe they do things different in LA, but i have yet to come across a BB firm that requires disclosing SAT scores.</p>
<p>but, i did read in a book long ago that if a prospect didnt take any quant classes (like calc, stats, whatever) recruits will look at SAT math scores to assess a prospect's quant skills.</p>
<p>in my opinion, and i do mean just my opinion, is that if you feel like your SAT math and grades suck, study hard for the GMAT and take it, as you may end up doing it anyway.</p>
<p>I guess if people at Stern have GPA's below 3.0 that means that they don't throw you out for a GPA below 3.5? I saw that statistic somewhere and I've just gotten interested in Stern again but I haven't been able to get an answer about it? Also, if you're having problems in something like calculus or computer science, is it easy to get help?</p>
<p>it has come to my attention by some people in this forum that SAT scores are looked at while applying for jobs after college. that is ABSOLUTELY REDICULOUS. if thats the case...dammit i dont even know. thats so stupid that i cant even think of something worse. do you realize we were 16 year old kids when we took that worthless piece of garbage that they call the SATs. those grades are never a reflection of who a student is at the time he or she takes the test LET ALONE who they are now when they are applying for jobs. </p>
<p>PLEASE someone tell me this isnt the case. i'll write every friggin senator in the senate about that B.S. so you're saying that if i have a 3.9 gpa comming out of college, i'm gonna have to put down my 1060 SAT score? give me a break. this is beyond rediculous. i'm moving to Canada (sarcasm)</p>
<p>GrouchoMarxist: I really don't know what interviews you took. Are you imagining things?</p>
<p>First he makes sure to disclose his opinion that SAT results determine one's aptitude to think about things:</p>
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<p>Then, he makes a far fetched generalization (to me, an inability to "think about things") that has no grounds except his perception/delusion about the world:</p>
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<p>what did you say you got on the SAT?</p>
<p>My experience when applying to the Big 4:</p>
<p>Your GPA, cover letter and resume determined whether or not you got the interview. Once you got the interview, none of those factors mattered at all--whether or not you received an offer depended on your interivews (where they try to assess how well you fit with the company).</p>
<p>Similarly, what school you went to only determines whether or not you are recruited on campus (and, thus, how hard it is for you to get an interview). Once you get an interview, your school won't matter (what you've done there and how you express those things, though, will matter).</p>
<p>It your GPA is below a 3.0, you are generally told not to list your GPA. Keep in mind, though, that many employers have a minimum GPA requirement. For Big 4, it is a 3.2-3.3. You simply won't be able to appy. There are, however, plenty of jobs and employers that don't care as much about your GPA. </p>
<p>Of the three Big 4 firms that I applied to, all of them asked for my overall GPA, major GPA and SAT scores on their on-line employment application. While they did ask, I can assure you that they did not look at my SAT scores. In fact, I don't think I even had to fill some of those online forms until AFTER I was extended an offer.</p>
<p>That does not mean, however, that your SATs won't matter at all. If you're applying for a position at a firm that does not recruit on your campus, they may care. Certain firms/individuals may also care because it has been a good indicator for them based on past experience. In general, however, people do not use them. I think that it would be foolish to retake the SATs when you could be focussing on your GPA, resume, networking and work experience.</p>
<p>but i mean COME ON!!! like i'm working my ass off to get rid of my horrible high school record and now its going to back and bite me in the a$$ when i apply for jobs??? i think its outlandish that i could potentially have a 3.9 gpa in a specialized business major and be forced to sumbit a 1060 SAT score that i took when i was 16 years old and couldnt care less about school work. SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE IN THIS COUNTRY</p>
<p>What if a person didn't take the SAT in HS? only the ACT.</p>
<p>The form I filled out had a spot for several tests: SATs, GMATs, ACT, CPA, CFA, etc.. You just fill in the exams you took.</p>
<p>Nevermind sorry</p>
<p>ryanbis: did they check your sats with college board? im just curious</p>
<p>Some companies might ask about SATs, depending on your major; however, I graduated with an overall GPA of 3.7 in accounting. I NEVER was asked about my SAT. A top notch GPA, which should be noted in your resume, will speak volumes about you!</p>
<p>No, they did not and I doubt that the college board would just give out that info. Granted, your scores may happen to show up on something they look at when they do their background check (and they do perform very thorough background checks on everything from your credit to your previous jobs before you start).</p>
<p>What I don't like about this is if im applying from a top b-school with a 3.0 I won't even get to apply to a top firm? I mean I could probably transfer to an easier school with some grade inflation and end up with a 3.7, be able to apply and potentially get a job I wouldn't be able to get at a better school. Then again, who knows. I got a few years to improve my GPA anway. As for the SAT, I could potentially see why they would ask you for it. It measures your reasoning skills, something necessary in the business world. Just my opinion though. I'm still ****ed I need a 3.3 to apply to Merill Lynch =/</p>
<p>Where do you go to school?</p>
<p>I didnt read the whole thread, but can you take the SAT again while in college or not?</p>
<p>I want to take it again, for I know I can do much much better.</p>
<p>"3.9 gpa comming out of college, i'm gonna have to put down my 1060 SAT score?" Yes you will. muhahhahaha. I read some studies about SAT's Correlation with IQ, so the HR is probalby trying to see if your are smart enough for the job by looking at your SAT score. Sence it is illigal to use iq tests to make hiring decisions the SAT is the next best alternative. A high GPA might mean that either you were a hard worker or you had a really easy major. So naturally employeers try to compare job candidates with most universal assesments to make job selection as fair and unbiased as possible.</p>
<p>WOW, this is getting just pathetic....NO, you will not be dinged for having a low SAT score, so dont listen to these monkeys. read this, and then read it again, then read it a third time just in case youre still scurred about the big bad SAT:</p>
<p>My experience when applying to the Big 4:</p>
<p>Your GPA, cover letter and resume determined whether or not you got the interview. Once you got the interview, none of those factors mattered at all--whether or not you received an offer depended on your interivews (where they try to assess how well you fit with the company).</p>
<p>Similarly, what school you went to only determines whether or not you are recruited on campus (and, thus, how hard it is for you to get an interview). Once you get an interview, your school won't matter (what you've done there and how you express those things, though, will matter).</p>
<p>It your GPA is below a 3.0, you are generally told not to list your GPA. Keep in mind, though, that many employers have a minimum GPA requirement. For Big 4, it is a 3.2-3.3. You simply won't be able to appy. There are, however, plenty of jobs and employers that don't care as much about your GPA.</p>
<p>Of the three Big 4 firms that I applied to, all of them asked for my overall GPA, major GPA and SAT scores on their on-line employment application. While they did ask, I can assure you that they did not look at my SAT scores. In fact, I don't think I even had to fill some of those online forms until AFTER I was extended an offer.</p>
<p>That does not mean, however, that your SATs won't matter at all. If you're applying for a position at a firm that does not recruit on your campus, they may care. Certain firms/individuals may also care because it has been a good indicator for them based on past experience. In general, however, people do not use them. I think that it would be foolish to retake the SATs when you could be focussing on your GPA, resume, networking and work experience."</p>