How much does it hurt to get low SAT Verbal scores? plz help

<p>I'm international, Asain, and female.
I got 540 on SAT critical reading (very scary)
600 on writing and 800 on math (as all Asians)</p>

<p>I think all my ECs, awards, recs, and other test scores except Verbal can get me into colleges I want. But with these verbal scores, what are chances at Swarthmore, Wesleyan, Carleton, Williams, Macalester, and any Ivies?</p>

<p>I hope to get 750-800 on mathII, physics, and chemistry</p>

<p>GPA 3.95 in a prestige science school in Thailand
(240 students out of 10,000 applicants)
no rank</p>

<p>being an exchange student at public school in USA for a year
GPA 4.27W and 4.00UW
rank 1 in 600 something
took only two APs while in USA
got 5 on Cal BC, 5 on Physics C</p>

<p>ECs
-tutoring kids for ....ever in and outside clubs (in thailand&usa)
-math honor societies (in usa)
-JV tennis
-Officer in physics socities(in thailand)
-director of a high school musical play(in thailand)
-MC in international science fair(in thailand)
-rally staff in international science fair
-one big science project and got a little scholarship for it (in thailand)
-participate in science bowl (in usa)
-selected to participate in thailand physics olympiad, got through the second round(50 people), then got nothing after that
-composed songs
-thai classical dancing
-about 100 hours of community service
-more than 100 hours of researching work observation</p>

<p>Award
-recognition award for performance in English(in usa)
-AP scholar award
-highly distinctive in Australian international chemistry test
-maxima cum laude in national latin exam (in usa)
-most valuable JV tennis player
-scholarship for science project</p>

<p>and what other schools are good match for me?
I'm not in USA anymore so I have less information and the feel of US colleges. so please help</p>

<p>it hurts pretty bad if your shooting for elite schools.. i think it will remove you from a chance at any of the ivies</p>

<p>what about Swarthmore, Wesleyan, Carleton, Williams, and Macalester</p>

<p>yea.. it really kills you at lac's they actually care about being well rounded</p>

<p>It will hurt you probably at all top 25 tier one liberal arts or national universities because all require excellent writing and reading comprehension skills. They are not likely to make exceptions for nonnative English speakers even when such students have 800 math scores, which aren't that rare from international students applying to such universities.</p>

<p>Since you lived in the US, I am thinking that with practice, you probably can raise your cr and writing scores more than would be easily possible for someone who lacks an immersion experience here.</p>

<p>so I'm death</p>

<p>Thank you for all reply</p>

<p>wait.....
what about macalester?
is it in top 25?
any schools suggested?</p>

<p>How did you get an AP Scholar Award with only two AP Exams?</p>

<p>There are plenty of fine schools below the top level schools. I think the top 25 universities or LACs are major reaches. Perhaps you could also include many between 25-50. Look at some state universities too.</p>

<p>Thank you for all.</p>

<p>To goirulz
I bribed them.</p>

<p>serious? O_o?</p>

<p>Just kidding
I don't know either</p>

<p>I think you guys are sort of wrong. Won't they consider the fact that she is not from America and is not very well spoken in English? I think they will consider that and won't think so harshly upon her scores concerning English.</p>

<p>you have a fair shot at the liberal arts colleges, especially Williams and Amherst because they are trying to destroy their reputations as rich white male schools. you should still apply to the ivies, but consider MIT and CIT because they are far more apt to accept a math oriented student like yourself than are harvard, princeton, or yale.</p>

<p>"you have a fair shot at the liberal arts colleges, especially Williams and Amherst because they are trying to destroy their reputations as rich white male schools."</p>

<p>While Williams and Amherst want a diverse student body, that doesn't mean that they want students with low SAT cr scores. There are plenty of Asian students who apply to Williams and Amherst who have high SAT cr scores and would therefore have much better chances than the OP.</p>

<p>Most of you are forgetting that she is an international applicant, so it is already harder for her because of that status.</p>