<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>I really need your help. I'm a international student (Specifically Chinese) in a U.S. High School, now a junior. </p>
<p>I did badly for the PSAT, overall 184, CR 54, MA 71, WR 59. But since I want to apply to some summer programs like SSP, M&TSI and Garcia, so the scores are probably too low.</p>
<p>I just took January SAT I, but I have no idea how I did on that.. What I do remember is that for the first section of the reading, I did not that good, but later I checked the threads about the SAT I, and for some of the reading questions I got right. Then I realized that I missed a really simple MC for math section, and I didn't use two examples as I normally do since I didn't have enough time for essay (I just use 1 example but expands to almost 2 full pages).
Oh and I did 3 practices before taking it, the results are around 2040 (CR 580-620, MA780-800, WR640-660 (based on Essay score 10)). But I really not sure about how I actually did on the test this Saturday.</p>
<p>But the problem is.. My dream schools now are Stanford and Upenn M&T (for college admission), which require me to send all the scores, and the low scores will be taking into consideration. I don't know if the scores like around 2000 will be a deal-breaker for my application even if I got like 2200+ eventually. If yes, I'll probably decide to cancel the score this time, since I only take that for summer programs, and I really feel I'm not well-prepared for the test this time.</p>
<p>Sorry for the verbose description.. I'm just really worried. Basically my question is:
1. Will a low score around 2000 be a deal-breaker for the top-tier schools like Stanford or Upenn M&T even if I eventually get 2200+ for the SAT? (For College Application)</p>
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<li>Will a score like around 2000 be much more helpful for the summer program comparing to the 184 I got for PSAT? And do I have a chance with PSAT of 184 to get into the summer programs like SSP, M&TSI in Upenn, LBW and Garcia? I got pretty strong academic profile, you know, as most asians will do, I love math and Physics and I'm taking AP Physics C and AP Calculus, and get good grade (A+ for Calc, 0.1 point away from A+ for Physics). And when I was in China, I'm the president of the student union and another computer club.. And have a 2nd prize for a invention competition around the city (in China there are bunch of schools in one city..).</li>
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<p>Thank you so much for your time.. I'm like in Panic right now since I have to decide if I'm gonna keep the score or not by tomorrow. So if you have any idea.. Please give some advice. Thank you so much!!!!</p>