<p>it's out, and already im confused. </p>
<p>On the applicatoin they only have one space for SATs. What if you have taken it more than once? Should you just write your top scores in each? I realise they are going to see all the scores anyways. I already took the old one, and I will take the new one in october. What do I write down when I get my new scores back?</p>
<p>Write your top scores. When I saw that I was reassured more than anything, because it shows that they'll really only take your highest scores into consideration.</p>
<p>Two questions...
1) The application looks so similar to last years....did it change at all?
2) For section 7 (scholastic distinctions)...there aren't enough spaces...so do I just put down the best?</p>
<p>If I write in my top scores but they are from two different tsts, like the new and the old, what do I use for a date?</p>
<p>or do they not want you to combine scores?</p>
<p>In last year's application, you were to list your best single-sitting SAT I test score.</p>
<p>In section 7 for scholastic distinctions, list the "best" ones. If there are other things you want to mention, include them elsewhere (a good place might be in section 14, which is reserved for things that will give them a more thorough impression of you). Many applicants find there are not enough spaces to list everything: the selection committee isn't looking for the longest lists. Tell them about the things that are most important to you, the things that tell them who you are.</p>
<p>Next to the space for your test results, it says:</p>
<p>"If you took the SAT I or ACT more than once, list the test on which you received the highest combined/composite score or the highest math score."</p>
<p>thanks mootmom</p>
<p>They except as many extra pages as you want to send (just don't get annoying excessive). If you don't feel there is a spot on the application for something you feel they should know about you, then feel free to write it in an extra letter or something.</p>
<p>"If you took the SAT I or ACT more than once, list the test on which you received the highest combined/composite score or the highest math score."</p>
<p>This is indeed the directive, but remember that we'll look at your highest verbal/math scores even if they weren't taken on the same day. No worries.</p>
<p>Okay, what I just wrote probably confused you more. Sorry. Follow the directive on the app (best combined/composite, or test on which you got the best math score, your choice) but know that we'll see all of your scores (and judge the best verbal and best math independently) when they get sent to us by College Board (etc) so no worries.</p>
<p>IIRC, all of the test dates and scores are listed neatly and without prejudice on the e3 card, and the card is all that really matters anyway.</p>
<p>When is the online app comming out?</p>
<p>Should be sometime in the next week. :-)</p>
<p>Hey Ben. I made a big mistake(and I'm only a rising junior, imagine when I'm older). I've already taken the SAT 3 times! Twice because my dad said "TAKE THE SAT!!!," and once for admission to my 11th and 12th Boarding School(NCSSM). I don't want to seem obsessive about tests when I apply in a year, but I heard that anymore than 3 tests, and you are in bad shape. What should I do!?!(They were all old SAT's, with the highest being 1410 :( )</p>
<p>I'm not Ben, but I'd say study some more and take it again your Junior or Senior year. They will see the dates of the tests, and hopefully your scores will be increasing with time, which they will also see. If I were an admissions officer, I agree that it would look weird to see the SAT taken 5 times. But it wouldn't affect the decision. I assure you that MIT goes out of their way to make sure that these factors don't matter.</p>
<p>Maybe I could write a note or something? In Jan 04, I didn't study got a 1260. In June 04, I didn't study again(see a pattern), and got a 1290. In Dec 04, I studied(because it mattered for admissions to NCSSM) the week leading up to the SAT, and I got a 1410. </p>
<p>I lost almost 50-100 pts in analogies, so I might have a chance.</p>
<p>Don't worry about it; we only really look at your highest scores anyway, no matter how many times you take it. If you'd like, feel free to write a short note somewhere in the app explaining the earlier test scores, as River suggests. But really, no worries. :-)</p>
<p>Ooops, you suggested the note, not River - sorry! :-) Credit where credit is due.</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>As can be seen in my profile, I am from Europe and there from the German part which means that English is not my native language.</p>
<p>Therefore I have some difficulty understanding what exactly is meant by the term "scholastic distinctions". Do these include scientific contests won? Scholarships awarded for high achievement? Or others?</p>
<p>Thanks for your reply,</p>
<p>Anna</p>