<p>Well, at least a 1450 is good on the old SAT scale. =)</p>
<p>At any rate, study hard for those SATs. Get prep books for 'em, and get books to help you to improve your English skills. I'd say you need to shoot for a 2000 or so for NYU.</p>
<p>Coyote, you're probably right, maybe i can raise up those scores up to at least 650 in writing and reading and maybe get a 700 in math.</p>
<p>You're right, Gpa varies from a school to another, not worrying too much about mine.</p>
<p>However, i had never practised before on the SAT and this is the score i got.</p>
<p>As a non-native-English speaking person, don't you have to take the TOEFL?? And doesn't that, combined with your CR and W scores, give them more info about you? </p>
<p>I'm just guessing; I don't know.</p>
<p>hi,
I'm an american but I live in France, and go to the lycee international near Paris. Do you know that American colleges know ALL about the bac (i'm taking the OIB)? If your SAT scores in critical reading and writing are low, but you have a high score on the bac, NYU is much more likely to consider you. Try to raise the english SAT scores to around 550 though, so they know that you speak english pretty well.</p>
<p>Yup, it will affect your admission chances heavily, quite unfortunately <em>patpat</em> I can sympathize, though, since English is not my first language either, and I had a HECK of a time just attempting to get a hang of it.</p>
<p>I'm really, really, not trying to come off as rude or ANYTHING, but...
1. In Asia, hundreds of applications ace the Reading/Writing portions (needless to say, the math as well), and English is much more different from Asian languages than from French. Tu me comprends?
2. Also, I've known a lot of French students who come off with a CR score that is a little better, so it might put you at a disadvantage if you are compared to the other French Int's.
3. I hope that doesn't discourage you too much. You've had 6 months to practice, so I'm sure at least SOME of your scores are a LOT better!</p>
<p>Bonne chance ^___^</p>
<p>It's funny how you beat quite a lot of native english speaking kids in my school... </p>
<p>...anyway, the best way to get your scores up is to practice. Do every CR passage you can find and don't rest 'till you understand each one of them and each WORD in them (look things up).</p>
<p>This should increase your score considerably.</p>
<p>You need 650+, and ideally 700+, in every section to feel safe as an applicant.</p>
<p>Edit: Oops, this thread is almost two years old!</p>
<p>Oh well. Here's my post, for posterity: </p>
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<p>Don't be discouraged; definitely try again! Your math score is very high, and considering the harsh curve of the math section, you could definitely get it up to at least 750 -- the difference between a 660 and a 750 isn't that large in raw score. </p>
<p>And as everyone else has said, just keep practicing English and you're bound to do better. :] </p>
<p>P.S.: Let's switch places and take tests for each other! I got an 800 in CR but a 590 on the French subject test. :[[[</p>