<p>In high school I posted a marginal ACT score, because I wasn't motivated and am not a good standardized test taker. So if I have excellent qualifications and a middle of the road ACT score, am I going to be excluded from certain jobs? How many companies use standardized test scores as the sole screening process. I was thinking that I could take the GMAT as a junior and use that along with a solid transcript, to prove my raw intelligence. If I score high enough of the GMAT, at the very least 660, will that make up for my blunder in highs chool? If this is not good enough, can I retake the ACT/SAT.</p>
<p>any ideas?</p>
<p>I don't know of any companies that do use ACT/SAT scores for hiring purposes. Once you get into college, your GPA will probably be the only number that companies will be interested in.</p>
<p>ibanks check SAT scores. But to impress them you need 750 GMATs anyways..</p>
<p>I don't know if I am capable of a 750, but if I work my butt off I might be able to pull of a 700. If I do score highly on my GMAT, will that make up for my ACT score?</p>
<p>do you want to go into investment banking or what? only a handful of investment banks look at your test scores and those are mostly big and competitive banks.</p>
<p>no other employers will look at test scores. the only times you will ever use test scores are: applying for undergrad college, applying for grad school, and bragging.</p>
<p>I like the last point, :D.</p>
<p>"only a handful of investment banks look at your test scores and those are mostly big and competitive banks."</p>
<p>Yea, but that's where ppl wanna go.</p>
<p>So if I want to go into banking, do you think it would be worthwhile to retake the test? If only a handful of banks seriously take the scores into consideration I will not worry about it.</p>
<p>if you want to go into banking, you want to work at one of those "handful of banks"....its also a much fuller hand than the above posters think...</p>
<p>if you screwed up on the SAT, and are confident that you can do well on the GMAT, just take the GMAT early and use that as a measurement</p>
<p>although... 660 is not a great score for ibanking and would not help; 700 is decent, and a 750+ would be very impressive</p>
<p>no one cares about test scores once you're done with high school</p>
<p>Um... that's just bolox. Try to get into some BB firms with a 1200... good luck!</p>
<p>I think at one point Google used SAT as a criteria before they interview you, it was in the news. Not sure they do this anymore.</p>
<p>from the May 18, 2004 edition
The Christian Science Monitor
[quote]
Want a job? Hand over your SAT results
Harvard University senior Zachary Podolsky has every reason to feel good about the record he has compiled in college. A classics major with a GPA above 3.8 and a writer for the Harvard Crimson, Mr. Podolsky is also well informed about financial markets.
But when he applied to several dozen Wall Street firms, most of them asked for a bit of ancient history: his SAT scores.
<a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0518/p13s01-legn.html%5B/url%5D%5B/quote%5D">http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0518/p13s01-legn.html
[/quote]
</a></p>
<p>That sums it up pretty well. So even though I am in college can I retake the SATs?</p>
<p>No, when you get there, they'll kill anyone who isn't in HS. Do I need to be any clearer?</p>
<p>there will be no mercy</p>