<p>Hey, I'm a rising senior and have a few questions about scores, admissions, etc. Thank you for your time!</p>
<p>TESTS</p>
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<li><p>I have an 800 Math 2 and 750 Physics from this year, as well as a 720 Chemistry from freshman year. My forte is without a doubt my math (and physics skills), and I should have received an 800 on Physics. However, I'm the type who will just take a test once and not really study for it (more on that in the next question). My question is if I should just send in the Math 2 and Chemistry, as I did not perform my best on Physics. I received 5's on both the Physics B and C AP tests (took the B class), and will be receiving a strong recommendation from my Physics teacher.</p></li>
<li><p>I've taken the SAT once and received a 2140 (740 M 730 W 670 CR). I also went into this one blindly, and during the test felt there were many places where I could have improved. When colleges look at the SAT, do they look at it as just one number? For math, yes I got a 740 (2x, tough curve), but I've finished top five in my state individually for math and have done well on AIME, etc. The writing I was happy with, but I had never written one of those essays before. The critical reading could probably be improved as well. For competitive schools, is it necessary that I get my critical reading up?</p></li>
<li><p>One last question about the SAT, and this one's fairly simple. When I did take it, my proctor was awful. She didn't allow us to drink water during the test (it was a muggy 85 without a/c) and instead of giving us 25 minutes, she gave us 23, 24, and 27 minutes (and some odd seconds) for each section. Is there anything I can do about this for next time?</p></li>
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<p>COMMON APP/ADMISSIONS</p>
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<li><p>There seems to be a lot of self-reporting on the common app. Are any of these scores actually verified by colleges? I don't plan on putting down on a false score, I'd just like to know that others aren't doing this to give me some peace of mind.</p></li>
<li><p>What kinds of things should be added under "Additional Information"? Longer descriptions of clubs/activities, awards? Another thing is that I had a very rough first semester of freshman year (.6 lower GPA than my average) - and this was due to some new stepfamily problems/my views towards school. That semester definitely dropped my overall GPA in three years (by about .1) and my class rank (from top 3/550 to top 15), but this is impossible to see via my year-end grades. Should I mention this under additional information?</p></li>
<li><p>For Honors, what counts as an 'honor' and what doesn't? Currently I have nothing filled in.</p></li>
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<h2>7. When do I need to be setting up interviews?</h2>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>