<p>What would a college think if I told them I fell asleep during the SATs? Would it reflect badly on my maturity level or would it provide an excuse for my bad score (2130)? I'm planning to retake in Jan, but still.</p>
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<p>a 2130 is NOT a bad score.</p>
<p>Maybe your abilities are better than that, but if you retake then you'll be fine. 2130 is still high enough to not count against you.</p>
<p>I'm planning to apply to stuff like Wellesley and Smith though. Surely my score would be lower there.</p>
<p>No. 2130 is within range for those schools. If you retake and get, let's say, a 2250, you will be fine; you'll have a really high score and your "low" score isn't low enough to put you in jeopardy.</p>
<p>... well, okay. But is it okay to put the fell asleep thing in my essay as an element of humor?</p>
<p>2130 is way over smith's range</p>
<p>Probably not okay - your SAT scores are already competitive, and if you put in something like that it'll rub off as cocky.</p>
<p>Oh, never mind. I've just checked Smith's website. It -is- over their range. No wonder they dropped SAT reqs. But for Wellesley the score is nothing too special. My math is way below average, anyway (590), which is what I'm primarily worried about.</p>
<p>EDIT: Well, it would be cocky, but I thought it might explain the discrepancy between my math and verbal (800). And I might be a math major, so it would be weird to get a score like 590.</p>
<p>You fell asleep and got a 2130?</p>
<p>Well, technically I did fall asleep. It was only for one or two minutes though.</p>
<p>If it was only for one or two minutes, it would be lying to use that as an excuse for your score.</p>