<p>Hi, so I'm an incoming senior and I recently received my grades for the June SAT and they were really low and I'm really disappointed and my parents aren't sure if I am able to even get into a community college because of it?? (1610 out of 2400...)
Anyway, I want to take the October SAT but I'm not sure if I'll have time to apply?? I know with my grades I shouldn't have high expectations but i would love to go to UT Austin, but since my grades aren't that great I'm not sure what the likelihood is...
A few colleges I would like to go to in Texas are, A&M, Baylor, and schools around that level... Out of state wouldn't be a problem if I didn't have to pay a crazy tuition - so because of that out of state schools are unfortunately not an option,...</p>
<p>I'm not sure which of these schools have the early decision option, all I know Baylor does and the deadline for that is November 1... I'm not sure if I'll receive my October scores in time for that. </p>
<p>I didn't attend any SAT prep classes but if it's possible to send in my application in time I will attend some SAT prep class this summer/ before the test...</p>
<p>BUT if I take it again it will also be my 4th time taking it... Which I heard colleges don't like.. But my friend who took the SAT 5 times and her highest score was around 1700 something got into Baylor. And I'm not going to an ivy school so do regular colleges really care if you took the SAT 4 times??</p>
<p>There are thousands of universities in America and hundreds that would be more than happy to welcome you. You will be fine. The SAT is scheduled so that you get your scores before most EA and ED deadlines. You’re fine</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies, sorry I’m on my phone… I tried looking if the college site stated whether the October SAT scores would be accepted but I guess I wasn’t looking in the right place, I’ll look again tonight. And AnnieBeats, thanks so much. I will plan to take the SAT again in October, I’ll look up a few college sites to see if they’ll accept my scores or not, thanks</p>
<p>The October test, if you feel you need it, will be timely for admission even for any early action or early decision programs of any of the schools you mention.</p>
<p>So the October test scores will be received in time for deadlines - including early action/ decision programs? (Just clarifying) and this goes for most schools right not just the ones I listed?? (All in Texas)</p>
<p>It may or may not actually arrive by Nov 1 depending on when you order it sent and when CB sends them. That is not the issue. Colleges you mention all accept the Oct test even for the ones that have ED or EA and they accept it even if it arrives after a Nov 1 application deadline. There are a small number of colleges, Illinois and Michigan among them, that want scores in their hands by Nov 1 for early action, but that is the exception rather the rule of most colleges which accept the Oct scores if they arrive after Nov 1 and many of the colleges having early programs even accept Nov test scores for ED or EA.</p>
<p>I have not heard of any colleges that don’t accept the October test. Even a school with an EA/ED date that is pretty early will take the scores – that is the date they want you to shoot for having your materials in, but there are always things like recommendations and transcripts that are out of your control that trickle in late. And they have thousands of applications, so they can’t look at all of them the first day or first week or two anyway.</p>
<p>Your bigger concern should be how you expect to raise your score given that this would be your 4th time taking the test. Why would you expect a better result than the 3rd time? I assume you studied… Most colleges don’t require you to report all score dates, so they won’t know unless you have been sending your free scores to those colleges every time. If they do notice, it may not really play in your favor… but too late now. Have you tried the ACT? Seems to me you have already put a lot of effort into the SAT and not gotten your desired results… maybe it is time to switch tests.</p>