<p>Hello, I'm a 28 year old community college student applying to some schools like Tufts, Chicago, Cornell, UVA, Wisconsin, and I'm wondering if they or others give any extra wiggle room for non traditional students' SAT scores. I have excellent gpa and recommendations, some awards and ecs, good essay. However, I didn't know I'd have to take the SAT until about 3 months ago and haven't taken many math classes in Oh about 10 years. Score: 1930. Honestly, I don't think that's so awful with that considered--was a 720 reading, 650 writing while struggling on the strange (my opinion) 25 minute essay part, and an expectedly crappy 560 math. </p>
<p>I'm not trying to get into Harvard or Stanford, but as a non-traditional student, do you think the score will sink me for most higher rated schools?</p>
<p>I believe UVa waives the SAT scores if you have been out high school for 5 years or more according to their Transfer FAQ’s webpage.</p>
<p>I don’t know about the other schools, but I would imagine they’d have the similar policies…</p>
<p>I took a year off from school in between high school and community college, and I am currently studying for the SATs to transfer to UVa under the guaranteed admissions agreement, its kicking my butt so far. I wonder if there’s any way to bypass these requirements, especially for those guaranteed to be accepted?</p>
<p>I would not worry about it too much. You should find out if each school even wants to see it. In your case, I would be surprised if they do actually require it. If you find out that they don’t need to see it, and you are uncomfortable with the score then just don’t send the score in!</p>
<p>Pick up the telephone and call the transfer admissions officers at these places. Ask to talk to whoever it is who is responsible for non-traditional students. If they don’t need exam scores, don’t send them.</p>
<p>If they do need exam scores, find out which ones matter. They might accept the ACT without writing.</p>
<p>And you are absolutely on target about how stupid these exams are, but that is a whole other website itself: [The</a> National Center for Fair & Open Testing | FairTest](<a href=“http://www.fairtest.org%5DThe”>http://www.fairtest.org)</p>