<p>It's probably not the best place to post it, but i haven't found better one.</p>
<p>So.. I'm interested in studying in USA [University] and i got few questions...</p>
<p>Friend of mine that was in USA for few years told me, that i don't need to finish my high school to study in USA- I just need to write SAT.
Is that true?</p>
<p>If i pass SAT, do I get visa? [probably that's not a question to ask you guys... and ladies ;p ]</p>
<p>I was checking up a University of California website- part with requirements, and there was somethink about 3 recomendation letter. From how those letters are supposed to be? It should be a recomendation that says i'm a good student?</p>
<p>That'll be all for now.
Hope to get some answers.</p>
<p>“Friend of mine that was in USA for few years told me, that i don’t need to finish my high school to study in USA- I just need to write SAT.
Is that true?”</p>
<p>Untrue. You need to complete high school or your country’s equivalent of it. </p>
<p>“If i pass SAT, do I get visa?”</p>
<p>Passing the SAT does not guarantee a visa. You should search for info on line relating to student visas. Being admitted to a college and providing proof of ability to be able to pay all your expenses are among the requirements.</p>
<p>“I was checking up a University of California website- part with requirements, and there was somethink about 3 recomendation letter. From how those letters are supposed to be? It should be a recomendation that says i’m a good student”</p>
<p>Not sure what you have seen. UCs do not require recommendation letters for undergraduate admissions.</p>
<p>^^^there is no such thing as passing the SAT, its a test and you get a score for each section (math, criting reading, and writing) out of 800, making your total score out of 2400. Certain schools have different averages and different policies on the weight of the writing section.</p>
<p>2400? arm, of what i was told it was english and math, max was 1600 ;p</p>
<p>by ‘pass’ i meant that i will meet university requirements ;p</p>
<p>do I rly need to have some good scores from english if i’m going to “computer knowledge profile”. i don’t really think, that i need to know poems and stuff…</p>
<p>Don’t know what you mean by “living cert.” For international students not from countries where English is main language, colleges generally require a TOEFL test score for admission but a number will waive that test if you have a high critical reading section score in the SAT. </p>
<p>SAT is now a 2400 test because it has three sections: math, critical reading and writing (800 possible in each section; old test had only two sections for which max was 1600). As far as how high your critical reading and writing sections need to be, you should assume you need to be in the same ranges as US students to have chance for admission regardless of major.</p>
<p>alex1991, getting admitted to a college in the USA is different than in a lot of countries. In the US, most schools have requirements–BUT meeting these requirements is not always enough to get into the school. It just means the school will consider letting you in. The higher your scores and grades and the better your activities, interviews, essays, etc., the better chance you have of getting in. </p>
<p>Also, colleges do care about your english scores even if you aren’t going into a subject related to english because they want to know you can understand what they are teaching if english isn’t your first language. Colleges want a student to be generally good in academics-- writing, reading, and math. Because you’re probably going to be taking courses in areas unrelated to your major-- you don’t just start out with one area of study.</p>