<p>What is the mean SAT II score for accepted students at Georgetown? And what is the lowest score I could send with a hope of getting in if the rest of my application is pretty good?</p>
<p>you automatically have to send all of your satii scores. you can't pick and choose which go. </p>
<p>as far as how much they matter; they are not required for admission so I guess if you don't feel confident with your scores, don't even send them.</p>
<p>I guess you haven't visited their website. Not only are SAT IIs required, but its the only school where 3 are required.</p>
<p>are you kidding? most schools, like the ivys , require 3 SAT II's..</p>
<p>Not this year, that was last year.</p>
<p>Someone hasn't been doing their reading...</p>
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SAT II Subject Tests</p>
<p>All candidates, whether they submit scores from the SAT or ACT, ** should ** submit scores from 3 SAT II subject tests. The writing portion on the new SAT will not be substituted for an SAT II subject test score.</p>
<p>Please contact our office at 202-687-3600 if you have questions about our admissions policies.
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<p>Should and must are two different things.</p>
<p>"Should" definitely means required in this context.</p>
<p>Georgetown isn't the only school that still requires 3 SATIIs. Harvard and Yale both still do, for example. It's a small point, but my pet peeve is unfounded claims. :)</p>
<p>That is correct:</p>
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Required Tests
Yale requires the submission of either the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT I) and three SAT II Subject Tests, or the American College Test (ACT).
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<p>I cannot be bothered to check the Harvard site, but I am quite sure it is the same.</p>
<p>then those were changed for 2005-2006 admissions, because I am almost positive we (class of 09) were not required to. I believe there was even a topic about it when we were all applying. (Or maybe I'm thinking a language satii? regardless) Even the "should" that tlak posted is obviously for the class of 2010 because it mentions the new SAT.</p>
<p>either way, there is no reason to get snappy and assume I'm an imbecile. geeeeesh, take a vacation!</p>
<p>I think we were required to, or else I would never have taken them. Only one other person took the SAT at my school, and no one else took any SAT IIs. I had never even heard of them. Then again, my school is an anomaly, in so many weird ways.</p>
<p>two people at your school took the SAT? craziness. How many people go there?</p>
<p>Speaking of craziness...200. It's a small Catholic high school, and for some reason we were/are mostly ACT and AP people.<br>
Whenever I read all these posts from prospective applicants, with their detailed list of scores and accomplishments, I don't quite get it. I didn't take any AP exams, I didn't get a 1600 on my SAT, I didn't do a thousand hours of community service. To actually stay on topic, my SAT II scores were nothing to be proud of. Hopefully my admission was not a fluke, ha! I must have done something right. Anyway, it's weird, looking back at my chances in hindsight, but I'm damn glad I got in and am attending.<br>
So a word to any senior who is worried about SAT IIs, or struggling with apps, or just comparing their stats on these boards and experiencing a rude awakening- relax. Not that you will, I just thought I'd say it.</p>
<p>I called. Three SAT IIs required, even with new SAT.</p>
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To actually stay on topic, my SAT II scores were nothing to be proud of. Hopefully my admission was not a fluke, ha! I must have done something right. Anyway, it's weird, looking back at my chances in hindsight, but I'm damn glad I got in and am attending.
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<p>Not to disparage your accomplishments, but I am tempted to argue that geographical diversity might have been a factor.</p>
<p>"I am tempted to argue that geographical diversity might have been a factor."</p>
<p>why can't we just accept that SAT scores aren't the only things that matter? I personally don't see why we have to justify <em>why</em> she (he?) got into the college that she/he did. There's a lot of factors going into college admissions. They may not always make sense, but that doesn't mean that we have to comfort ourselves with petty comments to make ourselves feel better that someone else got in while we didn't.</p>
<p>ouch. that came out kind of harsh - much more so than it was intended. just ignore the seeming b itchiness and read the above comment for the point that i'm trying to make.</p>
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why can't we just accept that SAT scores aren't the only things that matter? I personally don't see why we have to justify <em>why</em> she (he?) got into the college that she/he did. There's a lot of factors going into college admissions. They may not always make sense, but that doesn't mean that we have to comfort ourselves with petty comments to make ourselves feel better that someone else got in while we didn't.
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<p>I was actually admitted and will be attending next year.</p>
<p>Damn. Believe me, I have plenty of confidence in my accomplishments, I was simply musing about the perceived importance of what seems to me like nonsense. I don't care anymore how I got in, I just care that I actually get to go.<br>
Nspeds, you and I go way back- like, maybe a week plus. I'm glad to hear that you'll be attending, so I can put a face with a username and a series of verbose comments.<br>
And psychic, you have a valid point. I don't understand the admissions process. But I only had to do it once, thankfully.<br>
In the end, I prefer to think it was the series of professional headshots I included in my application that did the trick. Yep, that was it.</p>
<p>My comment was not intended to be derisive, and I apologize if it seemed that way; I am quite sure that there are arbitrary factors in every admissions process, and those all factor in the decision itself. Whether it pertains to geographical diversity, ethnicity, aesthetics - in this case being a photo - or even handwriting, it is all arbitrary. </p>
<p>Given the trend of admissions patterns at various schools, especially the propensity toward geographic diversity, it probably did contribute, but it certainly was not decisive.</p>
<p>Please help me -- what SAT IIs are needed to be competitive at Georgetown? For that matter, I am confused about what SAT Is are -- PR lists a mean of 1370 but the admissions site suggests a mean of > 1400. And suppose I had a writing score that was great -- the website insists they won't consider that -- is that correct?</p>