SAT Scores

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, </p>

<p>I'm a high school junior. I attend Concord Academy. I have not taken any sort of SAT-preparation course. I have signed up to take the SAT in January. I took a practice test a few weeks ago, and just received the scores back. </p>

<p>My writing score is a 710. My reading score is a 780. And my math score is, unfortunately, a 550. Although my school isn't known for its rigor when it comes to mathematics, I have never earned below a B+ in a math course before. Obviously I have some catching up to do.
I'm more interested in humanities than in science or math, but I don't commit myself to any one field at such a young age. My interest is in English or Psychology; the latter I know requires some mastery of math. </p>

<p>I'd like to apply to some competitive schools like Yale and Brown. I am well aware that I would need to raise my math score to be admitted there. I'm also interested in Amherst and Scripps. Anyway, how dreadful of a score is a 550? And how likely is it that high writing and reading scores could supplement for a lower math one? I'm quite confident I could raise my writing score. I didn't study at all so didn't know anything about writing the essay; it was just guesswork. </p>

<p>Many thanks!</p>

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<p>I would wait to see how you do on the actual test before you start hyperventilating. You’d be surprised how inaccurate practice exams are. To be completely frank, that math score is very low for all of those schools, and unfortunately writing doesn’t count for as much as you would probably like.</p>