<p>Hi, my daughter has applied to SB. Her first SAT scores were 550 math, 600 reading, 620 writing. She retook in Dec and ended up with 570 math, 600 reading and 560 writing (don't know what in the heck happened there - she was trying to concentrate on the math though). She sent both sets of her scores in, do they take the highest from each test, or average both together? </p>
<p>Her GPA is great 3.7, is in top 10% of her class, takes mostly AP and honors, has all the EC's (as she is very involved in everything from being a class officer for all 4 years to being the student leader in the volunteer organizations such as UNYTS (organ donation)...etc..etc) She has great letters of recommendation, plays sports, saxophone in band, etc.</p>
<p>She really has her heart set on SB since our visit there a couple months ago (we live in Buffalo)..I should add she wants to do pre-med on a biology track..and I'm wondering if those SAT scores will hurt her. Thanks so much</p>
<p>I do not think any school outside of UCs and Ivies care about how well a person does on the writing section. Looking at your daughters Math+Reading score alone, it is very average. However, she does have a high GPA and a lot of extracurricular activities. I don’t think her SAT score will effect her acceptance into Stony Brook.</p>
<p>thanks so much…she is an amazing, well rounded kid and would be a great addition…I just don’t know why she can’t do much better on the SAT. Even her math teacher was shocked she only was in the 500’s. Her math grade (AP calculus) is 96 right now, and AP English is 94. Oh well, it is what it is.</p>
<p>Standardized tests like the SAT have never been a good indicator of student success, and there is research which shows that. But, with sheer amount of applicants to schools these days, it’s impossible to avoid using standardized scores to distinguish between applicant classes.</p>