Hello. First, I am from Russia and moved to USA. I don’t really know what do to. Because of the bad English I suck at SAT. My scores are: Reading - 490, Math - 610, Writing - 430. I had taken TOEFL and got 95. My GPA is not good too, about 3.4-3.5. All the deadlines are here. I am interested in IT, computer science etc. What should I do? How colleges combine SAT and TOEFL?
You’re not necessarily stupid just because you’re struggling in a foreign language.
My advice - take a gap year out and concentrate on improving your English. That will give you an essential foundation for later success.
I think @Conformist1688 has great advice. You’re not stupid (I don’t speak a word of Russian. That doesn’t make me stupid, merely unprepared to attend college in Russia.)
Know that there are a number of SAT-optional colleges in the US. But you’ll want to be pretty fluent in English if you hope to succeed in any of them.
I say you spend the next year working on your English. Then apply in the fall.
Best wishes!!
Is this real? It’s almost January Are you looking for this year? Perhaps start at a local cc and transfer when your grades are stronger.
Have you exited from ESOL classes at your high school? If so, what is the advice of your ESOL teachers, and what is the advice of your guidance counselor?
Are you still in ESOL? If so, do you really have enough credits to graduate in May? Talk with your ESOL teachers and the guidance counselor about staying in high school for a semester or year longer. In most states ESOL students can remain in the public high schools until they complete all regular graduation requirements or until the end of the school year in which they turn 21. Remember, the ESOL classes at your high school are free. You will have to pay a lot of money to take them at a college.
How much can your family afford to pay? If you aren’t a US citizen or legal permanent resident, you will probably be considered an international applicant, so you would have to pay out-of-state tuition and fees at all of the public colleges and universities.
Your grades are fine, and your TOEFL score will get you in at a lot of places. Ask your guidance counselor and the ESOL teachers to help you find places where only your TOEFL score will matter for admissions.