<p>For what i've read it depends of the country, right? For example, Asians have killer SAT scores! Better than most Americans, even in CC...But maybe, since I'm a Latina, my pool is less competitive since we're seen as "dumbs" by the people from the States.. I must say that even if it's annoying people making judgments about your intellectual capacities just because of your ethnical backgrounds, it might help me since I have rather poor scores for top schools (2020) Well..who knows..</p>
<p>^I'm latino too...hooray for us...btw your score is by no means poor</p>
<p>cameliasinensis-I can totally relate, my family is way ****ed up too. We're the epitome of dysfunctionality.</p>
<p>Where are u from? I'm from Venezuela...I know that my scores aren't poor, but seeing the scores from people of cc..It's quite depressing...I don't think i have a shot at an Ivy like Brown..But it's worth trying, right? However, i' m starting to doubt about coming to the US..I love the system, but I'm not sure if Americans - I'm allowing myself to generalize- Are my thing..just reading this forum makes me want to go to France instead..People tend to be a bit obssesive here..</p>
<p>I'm from costa rica...venezuela, nunca he ido pero me dicen que es muy bello</p>
<p>First of all, the scores on CC are not normal, take into consideration that all of these are people hangin around on a COLLEGE ADMISSIONS forum, you are likely to find overachievers.</p>
<p>Definitely worth applying to Brown. SAT scores aren't everything, and even if they were you still have great score.</p>
<p>Hahah obsessive..yeah definitely an adjective that applies to CCers...well I gues people tend to get obsessive once app. season comes near...take into consideration that for a lot of kids the US is their only option, they might not want/be able to study in places such as Europe...so I guess they feel its better to be overprepared.</p>
<p>Yeah you're probably right..I've never been very worried about school...I love to read and learn, but i've always done it outside school, but since i started coming to this site i got all obsessed and worried about going to college in the states,,It's almost contagious! How about you..where are you planning to go, what are you planning to do?</p>
<p>^definitely contagious. I used to be all relaxed about college... until I found CC..now I worry about SATs, grades, ECs etc...which might not be bad, but still I wish I hadn't learned about CC just so that I wouldn't worry so much..</p>
<p>Planning to go- Right now I have no idea....I'm definitely not applying to anywhere in Europe ( way to far, for my liking)....I've still got to figure some things out. But I'm definitely not staying here ( Costa Rica)...I'm way to tired of how everything's run in this country ( government, general attitude), I feel like I've got to get away...that and my family....well lets just say that a few thousand miles between us might do us some good</p>
<p>I want to major in math and econ ( my two great passions). But I'm afraid that my math scores in SAT I and II will keep me out of good programs...what can I say? I suck at standardized math tests...</p>
<p>how about you, what do you want to do?</p>
<p>Well i'm not sure either...I don't want to stay here neither.. I think that's a commmon thing for all latinamericans...I'd like to major in political science..or maybe journalism...I don't know i love Philosophy, History and Literature so i want i carreer where i'll find a bit of everything, that's what i like the american system..I lived a yera in France and i loved it, but I'm not really into french schools, even though it would be cheaper and more enrichening from a cultural point of view. There's also the fact that my mother doesn't want me to leave and that I have to find about 130.000 bucks to study in the US...oh dear..</p>
<p>^Wow, a year in france, very cool. In the beginning I looked into some European schools, bur I really didn't like that I had to come in with a decided major and that there was tons of problems if I decided to change majors. That+the lack of flexibility for dual majors+the lack of opportunities to take courses outside of ones major= me hating the idea of studying in Europe.
Education in the US is expensive no doubt about it,and as ints. we're screwed for a) Financial aid, b) non-need-blind admissions...its great isnt it? ( note hardcore sarcasm)
I'm assuming your applying this year right? ( I mean for the class of 2011)</p>
<p>Yeap...2011...those are the reasons why i prefer the states to Europe...However, i must say that France was BREATHTAKING, not only for the intellectual life that's bowling there, but for it's people..besides i feel much closer to the french ideals that to american ones..(Again I was disgusted while reading some of the commentaries of american people in this forum..). I've been in Italy, Finland, Germany and Austria and it's been quite an experience...I would love to live in Europe as an adult..And I know what u mean about being screwed...but i've also heard that being an intl is a plus because all the colleges want to have a more diverse population. And we mustn't forget that the US are the brain-drainers of the world...there must be a reaso to it</p>
<p>^It wierd, 2011...I mean...having to send apps this year ( nove /oct for ED/EA and dec.for the rest)...time reallly did fly by....oh well</p>
<p>"besides i feel much closer to the french ideals that to american ones..(Again I was disgusted while reading some of the commentaries of american people in this forum"
I guess it depends on the people you meet. what commentaries did you read?</p>
<p>I love Europe, or wha I've seen of it, but I wouldn't like studying there. Living there...mmm..I guess it depends where ( if its Germany or london I'd say yes in a heart beat)</p>
<p>Yeah hopefully we can play the diversity card hahah</p>
<p>English is not a "major" language spoken in Korea. </p>
<p>Maybe so in India (since both Indian and English are the official languages), but not so in Korea.</p>
<p>Has anyone ever taken SAT US History? How was it, especially to an foreign student who has never taken such courses in the US?</p>
<p>I just got the Kaplan prep book today, and there seems to be a lot of things that need memorizing. </p>
<p>Any thoughts? :)</p>
<p>US history is reading intensive and there are a LOT of facts</p>
<p>I took US History AP and there was so much reading and memorizing involved. It might be tough if you didnt take the class.</p>
<p>I mean the SAT Subject Test: US History. I know that AP US and World History have very long reading materials plus essays (3 hours total). But SAT II US History has only 95 M/C and be completed within an hour. I just want to know the difficulty of the test. Thanks</p>
<p>Yes, I know you meant the subject test. Like I said, it is very reading intensive. I would say the AP test is more broad and covers more topics, but SAT II goes into more details, so you're gonna have to read closely. I've heard that there are also a lot of random facts on the history test. I have a friend who got a 5 on the AP and got a 750 on the SATII, as well as another friend who got perfect in both. If you read it all and study, you should be fine.</p>
<p>in my school there are three crazy smart kids with SAT score 2300 +.</p>
<p>iamdangermouse,where are you from? 3 kids got 2300+... awesome...
well,i'm from china and got 2250 for sat I:cr 730,math 770(lost 30 points merely for 1 error!!!),and writing 750(essay 10). sat II:mathsII 800, chemistry 800 and physics 780(...dunno why...).
i thought the scores were okey,but now that you guys have such scores...</p>
<p>wow
hi I'm kinda new here
My name is Helen too:p
@helen those are AWESOME grades
@everyone else AWESOME grades too</p>
<p>i havent taken the SATs just yet (I'll be a junior in the coming september.) Which Subject Tests should I take? I'm taking Chinese with listening in the coming November, but I have no idea about the rest yet. I'm not supergood/bad at any of my subjects. </p>
<p>How did you guys decide on your SAT IIs?
How did you prepare for the SAT in general?</p>
<p>just a quick thought,</p>
<p>i came from a third world country in SE Asia, went to a local HS which conducts its teaching in my mother tongue (offered no AP/IB whatsoever). And as a result, my total SAT scores were not as stellar as the the ones i've seen posted on Ivy League discussion forums. The verbal section hurt me the most. Blah, it barely broke 600.</p>
<p>But, eh, I made it to Brown and am doing very well here.</p>
<p>Point is, your test scores is just one of the few aspects that the admission committee will take into account when reviewing your application. =)</p>
<p>I totally agree with icebox4. To our new CCers, SAT scores/GPA are not the only thing college admissions officials will look at. In fact, in much more prestigious places like HYP, EXTRA-CURRICULAR activities and SPECIAL outside talents are often weighed with equal or higher attention. In recent years, there's an increasing trend that people who below average SAT scores (around 2000) are getting admitted by HYP, because of their rather unusually stellar Extra-curricular profile (just a note, volunteering just for the sake of getting 500+ hours is not usually not recommended. Do something you really really like outside of school).</p>