I am taking the October SAT test, and this is my first time.
If I take a diagnostic test, I range between 1970~2000 so I think I’ll get that kinda score this time.
I’m kinda worried not about the SAT, but about the actual anticipation that colleges expect to me.
I am Asian, and I am not a citizen of USA, although I am a permanent resident.
I heard that if you are not a citizen of USA, you get a less advantage on college applications. Well, that is pretty obvious.
Although, the thing is, I heard from my friend that I should not apply the average scores of SAT on the internet because I am Asian.
I was really offended and had a long talk with him about that; to summarize, he said that since every Asians score high on SAT and has good GPA and AP scores and stuff, even if you reach average score, that ain’t an average score to “ME”.
(By the way, that friend is Asian too)
Is that a true stuff? Well I shouldn’t be bemused but I’m worried.
Thank you!
Just read the news. You’ll find plenty of articles like this one:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/asian-american-organizations-seek-federal-probe-of-harvard-admission-policies-1431719348
That article relates to Asian Americans, but Asians with citizenship elsewhere face similar challenges with college admissions.
International students across the board are going to have a harder time getting into US colleges unless you can fully pay your way. Only a very tiny fraction of the topmost colleges give need based financial aid to international students. So no matter what your SATs are, if you are international and need money, your chances are low.
Average scores for all SAT test takers are about 1500. Average scores for Asians taking the test are about 1645. When you take the test, your scores will be part of the average for both groups.
I am aware of that. I talked to my counselor, and he said that having a permanent residence doesn’t really help besides my state which is NC.