<p>I understand that Bates college gives you the option of whether or not you submit your standardized scores. And I also understand that it makes sense to submit your scores when they depict a coherent picture of the applicant along with his or her extracurriculars, essays, etc. But if they dont boost your application, then there is no need to. </p>
<p>So I thought maybe I shouldn't send in my SAT(1990/2400) and SAT2 (Math2: 770/Chem: 640) because I dont find it as much of a boost to my application and instead I'll try writing spectacular essays. But then being an international student, I dont think 1990 is that bad. And I guess my SAT 2 Chem isn't too bad... So I feel like I should just send my scores in and see what happens. But then I trip out and think again of how it COULD make a difference in leaving my scores behind and going only with the essay, ECs(waterpolo,cross country, swimming, california scholarship federation, korean, interact, chargerettes,math,link crew, science camp leader), and my 4.1 weighted GPA.</p>
<p>What should I do?</p>
<p>Btw, this is for a spring admission so they are selecting less people than they normally do
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<p>Is Bates like really really selective?</p>