<p>sorry I already asked this in UVA forum, but it seems like there are more people here. </p>
<p>I have a question.
I am now in a community college (NOVA), and want to transfer to UVA when I'm done. One thing I don't understand is why UVA and other universities need my SAT score? I confess that it was terrible. But, you know.. if I have all A's in a community college, but a terrible SAT a year ago, what am I not going to be accepted?</p>
<p>they will accept someone with a 4.0 and high SAT scores over someone with a 4.0 and low SAT scores... sorry thats just how it is</p>
<p>my math SAT was miserable (440m!). i know most schools will junk my application as soon as they see that...i mean...that's a terrible score. so i'm going to retake them. i would say just retake them. your score will probably be higher and the schools will appreciate the fact that your motivated enough to retake the test. like the person before me said, a person with a 4.0 and high sat scores (even if it's the second try) is alot more likely to be accepted than a person with a 4.0 and really low SATs.</p>
<p>From what I understand, and I guess it depends on which school(s) a student applies to, if you've already taken a year or two of college level courses, or a certain number of credits, then usually the schools either don't need to see them or if they do, then they're weighed less than someone who is applying as a freshman for the first time. After all, there are applicants who are post-freshman age who have been out of high school for one reason or another for a year or so, and they're not usually required to take the SAT's at that point. Also, as a transfer student, schools are more interested in seeing growth potential (in terms of grades, extracurriculars and recommendations from current college professors).</p>
<p>I just don't understand this logic. I mean why would anyone go to a community college if their SAT and GPA is perfect? People go to a CC to start over, to get good grades. They can't tell me that my stupid SAT score will keep me from getting into a university. Wouldn't all A's after two years of college prove that I improved my studt habits, and I CAN study in University level without failing everything. </p>
<p>btw. I can retake SAT even when I'm 20 years old after two years of college?
I am not a native English speaker, so there is no way my English score will be amazing..</p>
<p>I don't believe UVA cares much about your SAT scores when transferring. I am considering transferring there and when I talked with Greg Roberts (the transfer dean) he said not to worry about it and that it really isn't worth taking over for anyone. Though it may be different if you only have one year of college, so email him with your scores and ask. He's really nice and will email you back within hours. <a href="mailto:gwr2g@virginia.edu">gwr2g@virginia.edu</a></p>
<p>i dont think your required to retake them at any school...unless youre talking harvard...yale etc. but alot of them do require your old scores...i was just making the point that a higher SAT score...even if its retaken might boost your application a little bit more than the person that did not retake. like the person before me this time said, UVA doesn't even care...so it depends on where you're applying. talk to the transfer admissions counselors and see what they say. they will be able to give you a much more direct answer than anyone on collegeconfidential. btw, i'm 20 as well...and so far as i know i can take them. since english isnt your first language...i would make it a point to talk to a transfer counselor about that...they might not even care about your verbal score years ago with that in mind.</p>
<p>Yeah, it really varies from school to school. Some places said it would be in my best interest to retake SAT IIs along with the SAT I. So the best thing to do is check with the school itself.</p>
<p>you know, people that have really high SATs from high school usually don't transfer out of the colleges they get into for academic reasons. I'd assume that college course difficulty, college credits and college gpa are way more important than a test for high schoolers. I realize I'm about to get attacked for this statement about the SATs, but whatever, I'm always getting attacked by someone.</p>