<p>I am an international student applying to transfer to colleges in the United States. I currently attend the top university in the whole of Asia (THES ranking). The colleges that I'm applying to require SAT which is why I rushed to make a late registration for SAT and only had 1 week to prepare for it (Jan SAT is the last that colleges will accept). It is pretty foreign to me I guess..</p>
<p>I've only managed to get 1860 with 670M 610CR. I usually get 800M and 670CR in practice tests.. I totally bombed the real SATS..</p>
<p>Will it ruin my chances COMPLETELY? :(
Should I stop all my applications?</p>
<p>I'm applying to</p>
<p>Harvard
Yale
Columbia
UPenn
Claremont MCkenna
Stanford
Cornell (do not need SAT scores)
Mount Holyoke</p>
<p>I've got a 3.7 in my first semester (only 5% of the class get an A).. The courses I took are more 'specialised' than 1st year courses in most US colleges. To give you guys some idea, an exchange student from UCSD got a C+ in one of my classes (biochemistry)..</p>
<p>We are kind of in the same situation. I also got 670 M, with 780+ on practice tests. I have no idea what could account for the low score and would consider paying for verification if it didn’t cost $50. Let’s hope our college grades will count for more than the SAT.</p>
<p>I can’t think of any dumb mistakes that I made though. I was shooting for 780+. I have noticed a few of these complaints all over CC; is it possible the College Board made a mistake?</p>
<p>A test score shouldn’t stop you from applying to a university. You say that you’re from a prestigious Asian school, this could explain your GPA. Your SAT score isn’t as high as it should be for the schools that you’re applying to. You would have to make those essays brilliant and also look for the best teacher recommendations possible. The colleges that you’ve listed are the elite of the colleges available in the states, have you ever thought of looking beyond just the top colleges? There are many brilliant state universities that have excellent undergrad programs (UVA?). Even Georgetown is a great option. With ivies you never know if you’re in or not. You might have a hook that no one else has. Nevertheless, apply and see what happens. Best of luck!</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply! I have actually considered over 20 schools (including UVA & Georgetown) but most of them either do not accept or do not provide aid for international transfers. Do you have any suggestions? :)</p>
<p>I am also an international student, our GPA and SAT scores are so similar! But I didn’t apply the top 15 schools, I am also deeply frustrated by my Jan. SAT, now I think I just wasted my money on applying Rice, >_<</p>
<p>Your biggest “problem” is that you need financial aid. It’s tough to be a transfer and need financial aid and it’s tough to be an international student and need financial aid, let alone both. I think Mount Holyoke is test optional. Anyways, I doubt your scores would hurt you there. However, you may find that Mount Holyoke’s financial aid is inadequate.</p>
<p>If you waited to transfer, you could try retaking the SAT or taking the ACT. The ACT always lets you chose which test score you want to send.</p>
<p>Hi I’m an international transfer student too. seems like you are a smart student
About the schools you applied, I don’t recommend Harvard, Yale(Do they accept transfer?), Stanford(it’s acceptance rate is below 2%)
I’m in Boston University now and my school lists are: Upenn, UChicago, Cornell, Northwestern, Notre Dame, UMichigan & NYU
Spread out your school list and I think you can reach a TOP 20 school</p>
<p>There is a small chance you could get into Mt. Holyoke. However, you really do have no chance at the other places. The SAT isn’t everything, but it is still significant. Most people transferring to the other schools on your list get well above 2000. Diablo 47 is also correct that most transfers get above your GPA. I therefore suggest you save your money. If your school really is the best in Asia, then it is far better for you, and will give you more opportunities later down the road than any school in America or Canada that you could get into. I’m not trying to make you feel bad; I’m really trying to help you.These applications can be quite costly if you live overseas. Moreover, I really do think that you’ll have a better future coming from the school you’re going to. Think about it this way: would you rather get a 3.7 from Asia’s best university, or struggle for a potentially lower grade at an unknown school far from home?</p>
<p>Thanks again for the advice. I appreciate it a lot! I have already sent in my CSS profile and sat for the SAT ($$$) so I might as well go ahead with the application. I understand that my GPA isn’t very competitive but it is difficult to get a high GPA over here…An ivy league exchange student found it difficult to get > 3.5 in my university. But I guess college adcoms won’t see that. One of the reason why I want to transfer is because I don’t like my university BUT if I do get rejected by all colleges, at least I would still be in a good university - I don’t have anything to lose. I thought about that too (going to a lower grade school) and it is why my list of colleges look so intimidating. I’m just gonna try applying because I’ve never had this opportunity back in high school, so if I do get rejected at least I know I’ve tried! No regrets!</p>
<p>I am a international student who is applying to universites in the United States. My SAT’s scores were not good. I am wondering which university in the northeast does not look at SAT’s or ACT’s scores.</p>
I have already sent in my CSS profile and sat for the SAT ($$$) so I might as well go ahead with the application. I understand that my GPA isn’t very competitive but it is difficult to get a high GPA over here…An ivy league exchange student found it difficult to get > 3.5 in my university. But I guess college adcoms won’t see that. One of the reason why I want to transfer is because I don’t like my university BUT if I do get rejected by all colleges, at least I would still be in a good university - I don’t have anything to lose. I thought about that too (going to a lower grade school) and it is why my list of colleges look so intimidating. I’m just gonna try applying because I’ve never had this opportunity back in high school, so if I do get rejected at least I know I’ve tried! No regrets!</p>