Scottish lad looking for advice

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<p>Hi everyone!</p>

<p>sure there are numerous posts every day so il make this short and sweet</p>

<p>SATCR:690
Maths-770
Writing- 660 (arrgh annoying as in my last shot i got 700!)</p>

<p>Total- 2120</p>

<p>SAT2 Maths- 700
SAT2 Chemistry- 730
SAT2 Biology- 660 </p>

<p>terrible SAT2s i know but i havnt done Maths in a year and havnt done Chemistry and Biology in 2 and 3 years respectively!</p>

<p>(im taking World history in a weeks time so hopefully il get a 700) any idea what i should do for my one remaining SAT date in january- any thoughts welcome</p>

<p>Scottish Highers </p>

<p>English - A
Maths - A
Chemistry - A
Economics - A
Politics - A</p>

<p>Scottish Advanced Highers (considered equal or more than A levels- oxford/cambridge considers them harder)</p>

<p>Economics- B
Politics - A
Philosophy - A</p>

<p>So thats basically it!- im aiming high- perhaps too high many of you will probably say HYP, most of the IVYs, Stanford, NYU, Berkely...</p>

<p>In terms of Extra currics im pritty good, in 4 sports teams at my final year of school....hopefully sending in a tape of me playing soccer to the relative sports departments- as i hear if they think you are good enough it iwll improve chances- any advice on this will also be appreciated.</p>

<p>Also last point- i hear many unis take A levels instead of SAT2....is it worth my phoning up and seeing it they will think of my Advanced highers in the same way? </p>

<p>Thanks again for all your comments- they will all be carefully considered and appreciated</p>

<p>PS. just to let you know i applied last year with a 1950 SAT and the same SAT2s and only got into NYU, UCLA, and berkely (although i couldnt go due to family reasons)</p>

<p>PPS. haha sorry so much for a small post- but this year im doing a gap year working at PriceWaterhouseCoopers- dont know how famous that is in the US so i dont know whether it will help my app.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>What are your extracurriculars?</p>

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<p>represent school at rugby (captian), football (vice captain), hockey, tennis and cricket
represented clubs at rugby and football (thats soccer by the way not american football! haha)</p>

<p>UK Mathematical challenge gold medal and 2 silvers</p>

<p>Chess champion record 3 years running</p>

<p>Cadets for 4 years- Corporal status- given command of my own section at competition</p>

<p>School peer support member- helping disabled children that go to the school with learning difficulties</p>

<p>Teach Bengali on Sundays</p>

<p>Teach arabic on Saterday (both voluntary)</p>

<p>emmmm that doesnt sound like much does it! em im sure there was more i put in my last years app but i cant seem to remember!- been a year since iv left school! but when if i remember il edit it in!</p>

<p>Cheers!</p>

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<p>PriceWaterhouseCoopers is pretty famous everywhere - make sure you let colleges know you work there.</p>

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<p>ok thanks very much!</p>

<p>can i just ask if anyone thinks i should retake the SAT1 test again- this would be for hte 4th time- does that look bad?</p>

<p>Also, if i dnt take the SAT again i will probably take the world history for the first time but as i have an oxford interview the week after i am not 100% fully prepared for it..in which case i will probably retake the world history in January if i get a sub700 score- does this look bad retaking a subject test?</p>

<p>Finally, with SAT1 scores over several tests...do they tkae the best score in each section ie best score for MAths, best score for reading etc etc....or is it just as a best test altogether?</p>

<p>seriously all opinoins welcome!</p>

<p>Cheers</p>

<p>Shahadat</p>

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<p>You look good, mate. Do you need fin aid?</p>

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<p>i do actually</p>

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<p>Yes, most colleges superscore, i.e. they take the best score of each section. And if I were you, I wouldn't take the SAT1 again.</p>

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<p>i see...what about taking subject tests twice?</p>