Hi everyone! First of all, sorry for my english that is not great but I’ll do my best
I’m a 19 year old student, from Portugal and I am homeschooled.
I just got back my first SAT score. I had 790 and to be honest I’m quite disapointed because I was aiming to the 800 and I started having some doubts about whether I had chances (or not) of getting in a Ivy League university. Is 790 in World History good enough for these universities?
I don’t have any person in here to help me through this path so I don’t know what to do next. I was thinking in taking Math 2 Subject Test and also still wondering if it was worth to also take the Physics exam too.
What do you think? Do you think that colleges will be pleased with having 3 Subject Tests from 3 diferent areas, or do you think that 2 Subject Tests (World History and Math) is just fine?
Thanks for helping me,
Pedro
Have you taken the SAT 1 or the ACT?? You will need either one of these tests along with SAT subject tests for admissions at most of the US colleges. You should take at least 1 more subject test, Math 2 would be the best but if you feel you can do good on the Physics, you should take that also.
Ivy League’s are extremely competitive, so 2 would be enough if you have other things going for you, but 3 might make you application stand out a bit more.
“I don’t have any person in here to help me through this path so I don’t know what to do next.”
https://www.educationusa.info/Fulbright-Portugal
Pick up the phone. Call these people. Their whole job is to help students in Portugal find good places to study in the US. They can help you through the whole process.
And 790 is wonderful! Anything above 750 is terrific for an SAT II, especially for an international student who is not operating in their own language.