<p>hi,</p>
<p>I've taken the SAT I twice but didn't do so well just a little over 2000 :(. Hence I'm retaking the January test and I'm sure I'll make a significant improvement as I've got a summer break (southern hemisphere :)) and lots of practice tests to do (didn't do any before just crammed vocab for 3 days, not the best use of time). I've read that most schools should accept January scores but have a posted deadline of December being the last test date. Should I just send all the scores for the schools which have policies for all scores to be sent (except for MIT which I'm applying) and just update them after I sit my January test? I think I have nothing to lose by sending the scores in January whether they arrive on time for consideration or not. I was also wondering if it's OK to send SAT score reports before I submit my Common Application as I want to take advantage of my 4 free score reports for the December test (I've got until the 13th to decide). Do my previous scores all get sent on December 21st or earlier? I may not be finished with my application essays then. I have to send them anyway as I have no more opportunities to retake them. I'll have 4 subject test scores by then, with an 800 in Latin taken in June, so would the schools just look for the top 2 subject test scores (if they specifically require 2 subject tests) or would the possibly lower scores affect my chances of admission? If they're all good, then that's a bonus :)</p>
<p>Thanks,
Charismaztex</p>
<p>any recommendations for getting an 800 in Latin?</p>
<p>^STUDYSTUDYSTUDYSTUDYSTUDYSTUDYSTUDY. Study like crazy. That’s how I got a 790 on Bio-M, an 800 on Chem, and an 800 on Math II.</p>
<p>Send the scores that you have now, just in case the colleges don’t receive the January scores. Apparently, there’s been a lot of hype about the College Board not getting the scores sent in a timely manner, and many applicants have missed deadlines and lost opportunities because the College Board didn’t send the scores in time. You can re-send the scores after you take the January test, but make sure that the colleges have at least something on file, whether or not you like the score you have.</p>
<p>Yeah, there’s definitely no substitute for studying. Thanks 2CHiLLaXiN, there’s no point waiting to see my December subject scores first as I can’t retake them and the colleges require all scores anyway.</p>
<p>@GreedIsGood,
I did 4 years of Latin before taking my Latin subject test and got 770 in December 2009 without any studying but that’s only because my school has one of the best Latin departments in my country (NZ :)). I only got 800 in June after getting ****ed off at 770 and got the book from REA by Ronald B. Palma with a very comprehensive grammar and syntax review which I think is very important if you’re like me and slow at the sight-reading; it’s very important to quickly and accurately nail the grammar questions at the start of the test. Don’t make the same mistake as me on my first test, taking way too long at the start (50 min to do 50 questions and about 10 min to do remaining 25 including sight-reading questions) as I deliberated on early questions I should have studied and mastered. Still today I don’t know how I finished that test with time called after circling my last bubble at Q.75; my heart never beat so hard before, and accuracy was out the window! If sight reading is not your thing then you could always practice using the American Classical League Exams. Good luck!</p>