lop-sided SAT V750 M490 What to do?

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<p>She plans on reatking in Oct.....BUT she is weak Math student....failed regents exam....will retake too.</p>

<p>She wants to pursue English Major @ a good LAC (Kenyon?)</p>

<p>Strong transcript with APs and Honors @ college prep school but has almost NO activities....2yrs art school and part time job.</p>

<p>Is it realistic for my daughter to apply to well known LACs? (We are looking @ Bard and Vassar this week........is this worth our time before we get hopeful?</p>

<p>If not, can someone please recommend apropriate schools for her with good English Dept?</p>

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<p>I would consider having her take an SAT prep class. I don't think it is too much of a stretch for her to improve her score to at least a 600, which would help considerably. Not sure about Bard but Vassar may be a stretch even w/ a 600. Was her writing score good too? That could help, although I don't think the writing is going to be weighted as heavily next yr.</p>

<p>And there is nothing wrong w/ being hopeful. If she is interested, let her visit them.</p>

<p>Hope that helps.</p>

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<p>You might look into St. Johns college. Students there just read books, so I imagine that a low math score wouldn't hurt very much. I don't really know a whole lot about it, but living near Annapolis, I know that it is well-respected at least in this area.</p>

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<p>She had a 690 writing score.....but your right I don't think they are considering this too much for this first year.</p>

<p>Thanks for your help!</p>

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<p>Washington College in Maryland</p>

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<p>Get her a math tutor and then a SAT prep class. One score can mean a lot. You can learn a lot of math in three months with the right teacher.</p>

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<p>no offense, how does someone not get a 600 on math if they are that capable and get a 750 on verbal. Getting above a 700 on verbal is like 10 times harder than getting a 700 on math (easy to improve...called practice).</p>

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<p>Apply only to schools that require no SATs. The 490 is a killer!!!! Combined with no activities, you're not looking at great schools. Also, try the ACT.</p>

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<p>actually, some schools with take her just b/c of the verbal, i am pretty sure of this b/c some schools are shady (i.e. WUSTL) and will count only the person's high verbal in their stats and not the math.</p>

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<p>assuming she studies hard this summer and retakes the SAT in the fall....</p>

<p>if she could score a v750+ M 600</p>

<p>SAtII U.S. History 780</p>

<p>SatII Lit 700-750+ this is a guess....she plans on taking in fall too</p>

<p>Aps and gpa 0f 97.42 in junior yr</p>

<p>art and photography as EC,s and some other minor EC things</p>

<p>What LAC colleges would she be qualified to apply to?</p>

<p>Sticking with the East coast nearest to NY preferably and a school featuring a good English Dept and the arts?</p>

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<p>Maybe Sarah Lawrence? Skidmore?</p>

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<p>Sarah Lawrence and Skidmore are good ideas. I'd add Hamilton, Conn College and Bard.</p>

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<p>Might want to look at Holy Cross, which does not require SAT's.</p>

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<p>I've never understood this about colleges. If a student is clearly interested in the humanities, or in her case, English, why does it matter if her math score is subpar? Colleges should be looking at her strengths, which is clearly supported by her Critical Reading score, especially since this is what she wants to pursue. Or does that make sense to only me?</p>