<p>Hey everyone, I want to apply to Georgetown and during my freshman and sophmore year, I completely messed up my SAT II scores but I completely turned it around in junior year. I took the SAT I and I did so poorly but I did well on ACT. (but with another bad score on the ACT before that time) I know that Georgetown doesn't allow Score Choice. Do you think that if they see these terrible scores below, it is going to create a bad impression? I plan on retaking the SAT II's this Saturday. I have a decent GPA and good EC's and my LOR's should be good.</p>
<p>Freshman
SAT Bio: 620</p>
<p>Soph
SAT Chem: 670
SAT World: 640</p>
<p>Junior
SAT I: (570 R, 570 W, 710 M)
SAT World (again): 720
SAT US History: 730
SAT Math I: 720
ACT: 28 (didn't want to remember what I got for each of them)</p>
<p>Senior
ACT: 33 (34 E, 36 M, 32 R, 30 S, 8 essay)</p>
<p>First of all, you do not have to submit both your SAT I and your ACT to Georgetown. You pick one, and submit all scores for that test. So yes, you submit both the 28 and the 33 – but Georgetown is going to record the 33 – it was your better one. No worries there.</p>
<p>Second, you do not have to submit every SAT II test you took. You have to submit THREE SAT II tests and if you took one of them more than one time, you have to submit ALL scores for that specific SAT II test. So you do NOT submit BIO and Chem – submit World (two scores), US history and Math 1.</p>
<p>But according to its website, it said:
“Georgetown University does not participate in the Score Choice option available through the College Board. Georgetown requires that you submit scores from all test sittings of the SAT, ACT, and SAT II Subject Tests. Georgetown evaluates thousands of competitive applicants each year for admission; access to your full testing profile enables the admissions committee to fully and fairly assess your individual strengths in comparison to the entire applicant pool.”</p>
<p>They’ll see the upward trend, so you will be fine. I’m kind of in the same boat, I gave up on test scores until I begrudgingly took the ACT the September of my senior year, and I’m so glad I didn’t stop working on it. Good job and good luck! </p>
<p>OP, that means that if they find out about you not sending the test scores later any admission you may have gained will be rescinded. If they find out while you are at school you will be dismissed. Do the risk analysis. It’s not worth it. Your 33 ACT shows you can perform well when prepared and that is their concern.</p>
<p>@Erin’s Dad I am willing to send in all my score if they ask for it. I just want to know because I have some terrible scores, am I going to look bad when I apply to Georgetown?</p>
<p>Some schools don’t use Score Choice because they feel it is unfair to students that cannot afford that option. Score Choice costs more from the College Board. So, wealthier applicants can take the test multiple times, then pay the College Board to pick and choose which scores to send. Many top ranked schools require that you submit all scores and then the super score it internally, taking your highest scores from each part to make a composite score.</p>
<p>Whatever the answer is, you’re still going to apply, right? So all you’re looking for is some kind of reassurance. Trust me, reassurances won’t help. What you need to address is your worry problem, not your test scores.</p>
<p>@WasatchWriter I wasn’t looking for reassurances. I was actually thinking whether I should apply or not, because if the bad scores are going to hurt my chances greatly, I would not apply. I don’t want to waste money on colleges I don’t have a chance in.</p>
<p>Ah. Somehow I didn’t get that impression.</p>
<p>I don’t think it will hurt you. Some students just seem to do better on one test over another, like your ACT score. You haven’t chased scores by taking either test >3-4 times. I think you should be fine on your scores. </p>