<p>This is my 3rd time though! Will the 40 pt increase be offset by the no. of times I've taken it??</p>
<p>Help please!</p>
<p>Yeah, send it in. Three times is not too much, and a 40 pt increase is rather a lot.</p>
<p>For one, Berkeley does not accept January SAT scores, so don't bother sending it in.</p>
<p>For another, even if they did accept it, I would tell you not to bother sending it in. 40 points really isn't going to mean anything.</p>
<p>I disagree. If Berkeley doesn't accept January scores, then you can't do anything about that. I didn't know they didn't accept January scores.
But at a huge public university where tens of thousands apply, SAT scores are very important. 40 points do mean something. And if OP had gotten this score in December, then by all means he or she should have sent them in. But I suppose it's too late to do so now.</p>
<p>40 points don't mean a thing. Admissions officers have even said this before. If it's a major increase--say, 100+ points--then it might start to matter. But 40 points? Any admissions counselor will tell you, such a few increments don't have much weight. And it makes sense -- do you think that Berkeley is going to think more highly of the applicant because they had 40 more points? Or that X student is better than Y student because the former has an SAT that's 40 points higher? I don't. To each his own.</p>
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<p>Actually, Berkeley considers GPA, rigor of course load, and essays to be "very important." Scores are just "important." </p>
<p>It's generally known that Berkeley, as well as many other publics, de-emphasize the SAT. That's in part why the UCs are considering changing their SAT requirements. In fact, it was the UC system's threat to remove the SAT from their requirements that caused the addition of the writing section.</p>
<p>To the OP: the majority of UC decisions have already been made, so it'd be pointless to bother. If you've been rejected (and if you were, it definitely wouldn't be because of a 2190), an extra 40 points won't push you into the admit pile.</p>
<p>ucadmissions:</a> Freshman Application Review Completed</p>
<p>UCs DO NOT accept Jan SATs.
so no point in sending anything in.</p>
<p>KD: I don't exactly know for sure, but I would imagine that the reader with 50000 apps merely glances at the GPA/SAT statistics. 2200+ I feel is an elite club just like how top 10 percent of your class is an elite club. Being 11 percent is like having the 2190. </p>
<p>Now you definitely could be correct, but what you are saying boils down to who reads this guys application and if they are impressed. At the end of the day you could say that the extra 40 points do NOT hurt the OP but could help him and thus it is worth sending in....</p>
<p>Of course all of this is moot because it is in the middle of February of course...</p>
<p>Oh, it wouldn't hurt the OP, but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't help. I don't think admissions officers see such a distinct "threshold" as many CCers do (that threshold being a 2100, or a 2200, or a 2300).</p>
<p>I think liquidmetal has a good point. Lots of applications mean officers will most likely look at GPAs and test scores first. I think admissions officers do see distinctions in whether the score is 2100, 2200, or 2300.</p>
<p>According to the UC livejournal (link please?) UC's have finished their initial reviews; they've separated people into accepted, rejected, and maybe piles. If you're in the maybe pile you most likely got the additional questionnaire. So basically, unless you got the additional questions, your decision has already been made. You could try sending it if you're on the bubble, but if not, don't bother imho.</p>
<p>When it is said that Berkeley does not accept January test scores, does that mean that scores must be turned in during earlier accepted months and that the applications committee will under no circumstances consider January test scores, or that scores must be sent before January, but later scores will also be considered? More importantly, if I receive a 2400 on my January SAT and Berkeley rejects me, can I petition and be accepted to the university?</p>
<p>2190 is good enough so your new score probably won’t make a difference unless you need to make for a low-ish GPA.</p>