<p>Apparently I'm a BAD test taker. How much will this hurt me? 680 CR, 520 M, 630 W. Ouch. Help?</p>
<p>Your verbal score is right about where Wellesley's average falls. I would suggest buying a couple of study guides and focusing on bringing up the math score. </p>
<p>Wellesley generally isn't as concerned with SAT's as many large universities are, but they're still taken into consideration.</p>
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<p>In the class of 2009, two hundred thirty two students with SAT Math scores between 500 and 540 applied. Eighteen were accepted. That's 8%. Ten enrolled.</p>
<p>Retake the test.</p>
<p>Yeah, believe me, I've read it. It's just discouraging to realize that one test can be so damaging to your chances. That math score is a lot higher than it was the first time I took it, and now I guess it's time for a third try.</p>
<p>BurberryBrit, the score on the Math SAT I is less about math knowledge than it is about mistake avoidance. I would take LisaG's advice and get a book of practice tests that you can take to see what mistakes you are prone to make. I use math professionally, and I was suprised at how many mistakes I would have made when I leafed through one of my daughter's practice books. This is the section of the SAT that is most responsive to practice rather than learning new material.</p>
<p>Also, when you are working on the practice tests don't worry about time or the overall grade. My daughters always scored higher on the real test than on the practice test. I think they are designed that way so that no one has an unpleasant shock when they take the real test. After you have practiced a while then take one for time and apply Xiggi's method. If your 520 means that you missed about 18 out of the 54 questions, cutting to 9 errors should bring ou into the mid 600s without a lot of effort.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! That was very helpful. I realize I didn't put an honest effort into the practice tests and that's really necessary.</p>