<p>i took mine on june 2nd since i plan on doing 3 years of hs. (still getting my degree and doing ap calc,physics,chem, and Euro and Us history) </p>
<p>i got </p>
<p>800 reading/740 math/590 writing /08 essay
this was with 0 reading preparation and about 8 hours of math prep over about 2 months (uber lazy). </p>
<p>my questions are:</p>
<p>is it worth taking the test again to raise the writing score (i know many schools do not factor it in heavily) ?
with this kind of score and a 4.4gpa and 5 ap classes, eagle scout, and 150+ service hours what kind of schools can i look at (i plan on majoring in math with an emphasis on business) ?
Does me being younger and doing what most applicants do in 3 years of highschool affect me negatively/positively?
Lastly, does anyone have any stories of similar students that they are willing to share to give me a broader scope.</p>
<p>Someone just posted a list of the schools that last year looked at/didn't look at the SAT writing... look in the recent posts. The thing is, if you write a really good essay for admissions and you only got a 590 on the SATs, colleges might not believe it is sincerely your essay and may become skeptical about other things on your application. My friend graduated in 3 years... Why would you want to though? You only go through high school once; don't you want to enjoy it?</p>
<p>Why not do it in 3?
What would i take in year 4 if im taking AP calc, chem and physics next year
they dont offer BC or the other two physics classes.
Maybe i am naive but it would seem that doing it faster should be an indicator of success and boost admittance chances. </p>
<p>Regarding my writing score, all of my scores are a bit across the board. On the free practice exam that was given by the princeton review a few weeks prior i got like 590 math/650 reading/700 writing with a 10 essay.</p>
<p>maybe you're right... they don't allow us to finish school early but i wouldn't; that's personal choice though. haha you did good for a sophomore, better than i did as a junior</p>
<p>id have to study to bump my writing though since ive decided against taking ap lang next year. my schedule will be stacked enough as it is and im not really into the whole "my interpretation is right yours is wrong" type class. I compared annotations from the same book from two different years and the analysis was COMPLETELY different. they have a good pass rate around half (not bad for a failing public school), unlike our histories i think the pass rate for those is <1%.</p>
<p>I think you did great on your reading. There's room to improve on your math. What do you plan on studying in college? Your writing seems weak. My SAT writing scores were better in 8th grade than your sophomore scores are now. I'd say that you should stay in high school and focus on writing, at least if you plan to go to a competitive college. You are going to have to write papers in any discipline. Your GPA in college will suffer if you can't write. For what it is worth, I am only a rising sophomore but I was offered the opportunity to graduate at the end of my sophomore year via a new program. I turned it down. I hope to go to an A-list college well-prepared.</p>
<p>i explained my writing dilemma above. Its a total crap shoot. i have gotten scores on writing from 590-730. reading from 650-800 and math from 580-740. </p>
<p>I really dont write that badly, i think that i will do perfectly fine on the application essays. Not to mention, i dont have the slightest clue what the college board is looking for in their essays. I didnt study a lick for anything but the math since my math classes seem to have missed some of the subjects that are being tested (probability, arcs etc) </p>
<p>You are suggesting that i stay in high school yet i have already stated that there will be no higher math, physics or chemistry available. All of which i have a strong interest in.</p>
<p>i suggest preparing a little more next time and getting a higher math and writing junior year. Composite scoring is a beautiful thing, and you could easily get really close to 800 math and writing and reach for 2400. Writing is so easy. Just study your grammar rules a little bit and 700+ will be easily attainable. I'm sure you just made a few stupid mistakes for math. Concentrate and watch out for errors, and you should be good.</p>
<p>I don't know why you want to graduate early.... the last person from my school that graduated early got REALLY OWNED for college admission
just... IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA
the person had 2390(from sophomore year), all 800 in SAT2s taken about like 8-9 AP be end of sophomore year, some normal EC with minor national awards and some states awards. mom works for stanford. etc. and still got rejected to like the top schools, end up going to UC Berkeley (where the top 25% of my school gets in when he would've be like top 1%)</p>
<p>there is PLENTY of classes to take. that guy took calc BC freshmen year.. and me with a couple other people took it sophomore year, and like 30% of the school takes calc by junior year. so there is stats AP and community college for calc C, D, multivar, linear algebra etc. Trust me a LOT of people that wants to major in math would finish calc pretty early and they are not graduating early. and same goes for sciences too</p>
<p>and doing things faster will NOT boost your chance... you need to do things WELL!!</p>
<p>higher level calculus is not offered nor sciences.
I really cant see what an additional year would add to my resume other than EC's.</p>
<p>In your story though, someone with those scores and credentials must have not had good interviews/essays to be denied.
He did things very fast and near perfectly. Even at Berkley he will have his degree years ahead of his peers. Going early is not just about the best school but the real world advantage of getting a head start in whatever you plan to pursue. </p>
<p>Since higher level classes are not available, what other options are there?</p>
<p>I know three people who have taken the SATs as sophomores...Two of them are now rising seniors. The rising seniors got 1930 and 2030 as sophomores. The other person is now a rising junior who got 2180 as a sophomore. She will be retaking them in October with prep. She earned the 2180 when she took it cold...Literally 0 prep. I'm sure she can score much higher, as can you. If you spend some time to boost your math and especially writing, you will have a very nice score to submit to colleges. </p>
<p>As for your decision to graduate early, I'm not sure I'd discourage it as much as the previous posters...I mean, senior year is great and everything -- it's your senior year! More time with friends, doing stuff you actually like, senioritis, et cetera. However, I can also see why you would want to graduate in three years. Just a note, you probably won't be given any slack during admissions just because you are younger...You'll still be compared to everyone else in the admissions pool. </p>
<p>you were asking if it was a good idea, just telling you another person's experience
if it is not offered at school TAKE IT AT LOCAL Community College... we have people taking classes from there since sophomore year, only like the private schools have classes beyond AP. And so many people that was aiming for top schools took classes at community college, like 25% of my school will have taken classes at CC is actually really common.
Take that extra year. do ISEF, or win some national Olympiads... THAT's called doing things "well" and making the most out of your hs, not just be done with it ASAP (that can be seen to college as not making the most of your resources.... )
i saw your post on MIT forum. do you know how many people applying there takes calc their freshmen and sophomore year and takes a bunch of classes at community college? just because you are ahead in your high school , won't mean you will be ahead on college, but its being ahead in college and/or grad school thats going to help you get ahead in terms of career. so get a really solid foundation/head start for college with your extra year in hs because i can tell you, graduating early will NOT boost your chance, it can only harm you.</p>
<p>i know a couple other people that took it their sophomore year, all 2300s with maybe 1 or 2 high 2200s because they wouldn't bother taking it unless they can get high scores</p>
<p>There are plenty of dual enrollment classes that you could take in math and science, and there are online classes, too. Talk with your guidance counselor about opportunities you can afford.</p>
<p>What you can do is get the SATs out of your way ASAP. That will earn you so much more time you can spend on other things. Rainystarnightz made a great suggestion: try to spend time on some national-level contests. If you can even place in them, you will increase your chances by a lot.</p>