<p>This is a bad situation.
I was sick the weekend of the November SAT date, when I was planning to retake the Math 2 and Chemistry subject tests, so I could not make it to the test center. I'm applying to SEAS, and my old scores on these were not Columbia caliber (low 600s).
I moved my test date to December, but this is past the ED SAT date. I'm debating if I should make my case to the admissions office to see if they would accept the December tests. Would they even consider this?</p>
<p>This seems very unlikely, considering that your December scores would almost certainly reach them a bit after they typically finalize their ED decisions. I understand that your circumstance is unusual (and pretty unfortunate), so I guess it’s worth a try…but i wouldn’t expect much.</p>
<p>They would not accept December scores. Your decision will have been made (and revealed to you) by then.</p>
<p>Wanted to give an update
I called the undergrad admissions office and they said, as I figured, that they cannot accept December SAT scores. They did offer to move my application to RD. Anyone think that would be a good/bad idea?
I said no b/c I liked Columbia more than my RD schools, but if I have a better chance RD then I’ll move my application.</p>
<p>currently you are way below profile. this means your chance of admission without extenuating circumstances is very low. you will need higher scores to stand a better chance at columbia or other top schools - so concentrating on things for RD will give you the best chance to get into schools (columbia). i suppose if you really want to attend columbia they would understand that you wanted to put your best foot forward.</p>
<p>I know it’s disappointing but personally I’d move to RD. Any advantage you’d gain from ED would be rendered inconsequential by the low scores…</p>