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<p>Do US schools take into account the fact that international students aren't as familiar with the test as us students? I live in Canada, and on my first try I got:</p>

<p>CR: 760 (predict 670)
M: 670 (predict 720)
W: 670 (predict 700)</p>

<p>Essay 11</p>

<p>I'm trying for Stanford and Penn, and I know those scores are slightly below average for those schools. Will a strong essay + my school marks (very high GPA) + ECs give me a chance?</p>

<p>PS. I'm taking the Math Level II in December. Will a high score there "neutralize" my low score in Math for SAT I? Normally I'm a very strong math student, don't know where I went wrong in Nov.</p>

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<p>I really hope they do. (I am an international as well- from BC too!) On the November SAT I got</p>

<p>CR 680
M 690
W 680</p>

<p>Essay 10</p>

<p>I have a very high GPA and I also wanted to try for Stanford but now I feel very discouraged.</p>

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<p>I don't know about Canada, UK or Australia as there's seriously no reason you couldn't do English as well as Americans, but for us non-native speakers i SERIOUSLY hope they do:</p>

<p>R: 700 (meh)
M: 760 (yay)
W: 660 (HORRIBLE. screwed the essay up and got a six)</p>

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<p>Well, it is notjust the language barrier. I am the only person from my school who has taken the SATs in about two years. At a large public school like mine it is very hard to obtain information about it, no one knows what the PSATs are or anything let alone the SAT. So when you re in a culture that just is not at all familiar with them, I think that should be taken into account.</p>

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<p>Okay, I stand corrected. Still, when you pick up a prepbook two weeks before the test and when a Kazakh picks it up, it cannot (hopefully) be regarded as the same. :)</p>

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<p>Haha, you are totally right. Good job by the way!</p>

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<p>non-native speaker
R 680 (it went down 10 pts from my Oct attempt, I'm kicking my self now!!!!!!)
M 800
W 750 (essay 11, but does it matter, a lot of schools ignore it anyway)
errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!</p>

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<p>i am the only person from my school who has EVER taken the sat... lol</p>

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<p>To those posting their scores, can you note down if it is your first time taking the test. Would be a good starting point. :)</p>

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<p>Canada and Mexico are not really considered international. You are in same pool with US citizens, and you are supposed to know how the test works.</p>

<p>Mimanchi: M CR WR</p>

<p>1st time: 680 550 560 (essay - 9)</p>

<p>2nd time: 720 550 580 (essay - 8)</p>

<p>3rd time: 780 670 600 (essay 7)</p>

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<p>Alright, here's mine(first time taking)..</p>

<p>CR: 510
M: 600
W:570 (E=10)</p>

<p>Honestly, I find CR to be difficult on any SAT test. For the writing in the mcq part, I could have done better if I know the rules in this spot the difference game. haha. Maths, silly mistakes.</p>

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<p>well, does anybody know if a strong subject test score in math can sort of "make up" for the lower score on SAT I? I'm kinda worried cuz I expected to do a lot better in Math, and I'm applying for a business program, so math is pretty important.</p>

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<p>Yeah why the hell would US students be more familiar with the SAT than Canadian students? That makes absolutely no sense.</p>

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<p>@jaytodareggae - i need to know that too. anybody?</p>

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<p>^it does. A 800 on Math II will expel any doubt on your knowledge in math.</p>

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<p>oh, this was only about math. what about other SATIIs, can they make up for "lousy" (around 700) Reasoning?</p>

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<p>Hardly anyone takes the SATs in Canada unless you go to a private school, whereas in the US it is mandatory for applications (Canadian schools do not require the SAT, most you cannot even report it). So, that is why Canadian students would be less familiar. Hardly anyone at my school, including the counselors, even know what it is.</p>

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<p>there is a huge difference between being less familiar with a test, and being less familiar with a language.</p>

<p>Does anyone know some unis' official stances on this?</p>

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<p>Canadians speak American English, i guess? That's a leg up compared with my fluent Chinese English.lol</p>

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<p>Well if they don't know English (although I think they do) they will not be able to take SAT CR part with a good score</p>