Have become seriously depressed after SAT

<p>Hello im a new member of College Confidential</p>

<p>Today i took the SAT, the night before thinking that i would do pretty well.</p>

<p>Well today i took the test and then by the time the 7th section was through i had almost given up because i got burnt out. </p>

<p>I also did not get a good nights sleep and kept on waking up during the night and fidgeting that i might not do well on the test. I also did not have any food with me.</p>

<p>This was my first time taking the SAT. What makes me cringe every time i think about it is is that i am fairly decent at math, but i know i missed about almost every basic one toward the end becuase of all the adverse circumstances. A part of me has died inside now knowing that i can never go to a good college (about to enter 12th grade) beucause my horrible score will show up on every SAT transcript. </p>

<p>I have never felt this way before, and now i feel like that i cannot amount anything, especially since things like the SAT math are the most basic level of math. </p>

<p>Has anybody ever felt like this before? I feel like ripping my heart out becuase of all the simple things i made errors on.</p>

<p>retake in October man..</p>

<p>dont stress over it, whats done is done...</p>

<p>It's alright bro - just retake it in October and I'm sure you'll do fine. Just maintain a positive attitude throughout the test and remain unfazed.</p>

<p>You can still retake for math in October and November, December if applications are due January wherever you plan on applying.</p>

<p>There's still hope!</p>

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<p>join the club ...i thought i was prepared for the SAT, but it bit me in the a$$...i have to do well on the Oct test. So this summer means hell.</p>

<p>Your life is not over.
First of all, SAT scores are not everything. If you have worked steadily and well in high school, your transcript will reflect it. Colleges will appreciate that.
Second of all, you CAN take the SAT in October and have your scores sent to schools in time for regular decision. I don't know if you're planning on applying ED anywhere, but this is a viable option.
Finally and most importantly, the college experience does not have as much to do with the institution being considered "good" or "bad" as with what YOU make of your experience. If you have a real desire to succeed, going to one college instead of another will not stop you.
You are obviously a good math student; the SAT is not always an accurate reflection of your ability. The fact that you are good at math will benefit you later. You should NOT let one test convince you that said ability is somehow less important.
It's disappointing to know that you could have done better on a test, but please don't beat yourself up over it. I suggest that you get a good night's sleep. Things will look better in the morning.
PM me if you need to. Please realize that in ten years this will not matter at all.</p>

<p>yeah guys but the thing is my family is asian, and test scores come before anything else. Both my brothers did very well on the SAT. </p>

<p>I dont want to look like a failure in my fathers eyes. But every time you send your SAT scores to a college they see all your scores, and if i am applying to a school like UC Berkely or Caltech then the scores of what i make on today's transcipt preclude any chance i have of getting in. </p>

<p>The worst part is is that in 10th grade i had a 207 on the PSAT. Then in 11th i got a 198, missing national merit. My dad was devistated, as my 10th grade score was good enough to make national merit, and he thought i would be a finalist for sure. </p>

<p>Today i know fore sure that i made under 2000. And selective colleges want relativly good scores consitantly. </p>

<p>I have become completely despondent and every time my dad asks me how i did on the test, i give him a flat "well" because i know i can't bear to tell him how i really did. </p>

<p>I honestly now know why people turn to drugs for thier problems.</p>

<p>As a rule, colleges only look at your highest scores. If you retake and improve, they will not hold your first score against you.
I have a lot of friends with very strict parents and I know it's hard-- but remember that they care about you and only want what's best.
Everyone has slip-ups. You're not your siblings and this does not make you "worse" than them in any way. I don't know what I'd suggest as far as telling your father how the test went, but it's better to tell him yourself than to have him see the results, isn't it?
Anyway, like I said, this isn't everything. I know it's hard, especially when faced with the expectations of others, but the SAT isn't worth getting this upset over. Your well-being is most important. Please, please, please don't do anything that you'll regret.</p>

<p>^Dude, I feel you man. My dad is chinese and on the May 3rd SAT I made a 2150 and he got pssed! He was expecting a 2300...For June, I think I screwed up on CR but I made some lucky guesses so I'm hoping I get 2300 or else my dad will totally screw me over...He's bombarding me with questions now...ugh...gotta hate Asian parents...</p>

<p>Dude, just practice over the summer and take it again in October.</p>

<p>i got 1880 in May. my parents were happy with it, but i wasnt.</p>

<p>i studied 6 hours a day for 2.5 weeks to prepare..</p>

<p>i know i got 2100+.</p>

<p>Thanks for the statements elanorci. </p>

<p>I just told my dad and he said that it was my fault for not getting a good nights sleep and not bringing food to test center. He said my attitude is not one of a serious and hard working student, and that if i really cared about the SAT then i would not have made these stupid mistakes.</p>

<p>He thinks that i am trying to make up excuses so that when my bad scores come back, it will be atrributed to how many hours i put in to studying--or lack thereof. </p>

<p>I understand where he is coming from because the weeks and months leading up to this he did not presusre me that much to study, becuause i garunteed him i would do well on this one. I did not think that the test was difficult at all, just long and taxing. And i could not take it anymore at the end becuase my head was throbbing.</p>

<p>dude my dad is just like yours. Then one day i told him to **** and leave me alone. Like your dad my dad has pride, and i told him that he can shove his pride up his ***. He told me that i would not get anywhere in life because i did poorly on the SAT. I had a bad test day like you. </p>

<p>Then i took the SAT again and all my little blunders added up to a semi good score. Not what i had hoped to get though.</p>

<p>Then i took the ACT for the hell of it and got a 33. Put my dad in his place.</p>

<p>Then to show him even more, i decided i was going to take the SAT again. Sadely i did even worse than the first time. It was quite embarising beucase i had challenged my dad infront of my whole family</p>

<p>Like you, I get to worn out by the SAT. Try the ACT, you might do well on it</p>

<p>Hey, why don't you just cancel your scores secretly without your dad knowing? Then prep more and take it again in Oct.</p>

<p>Lol, I'm done with the SAT. GOnna try the ACT. Try it dude!</p>

<p>I wonder how reliable peoples impressions of how they did are.</p>

<p>i feel you guys.
i went in thinking i would do well (goal was 2200+) and after the first few sections, i was surprised they weren't 'that hard'. But then the 6th section (i think) totally put me off guard. It was CR. Then the MATH was freaking hard for the last two sections. I was counting on Math to boost my score too :(
So now I'm pretty 'depressed'. I didn't want to study over the summer! </p>

<p>quickandslowly- I hear ACT is easier? true?</p>

<p>ACT is definitely easier. i suck at SAT (only got 2150 in march). i took the ACT like a month later and got 34, one point off a 35. so yeah, sushifureak, ACT is better. for me at least...</p>

<p>I got a 1750 on my first SAT in March.</p>

<p>This time I prepped like a madman and took adderall. I took the test and was very concentrated and I am pretty sure and confident that I scored 2000+.</p>

<p>We'll see! Can't wait till scores come out!</p>

<p>How is the ACT easier?
Is the english/cr/vocab part easier? (thats my weakness)</p>

<p>People predictions are often inaccurate. I thought I got 2250 at best, 2210-2230 probable, and ended up with 2350.</p>

<p>Also, I feel so left out having parents that don't fret over my test scores.</p>