<p>Honestly, I haven't went through the Transfer Students' section of the forum, so pardon me if this question was posted somewhere here.</p>
<p>So once upon a time there was a happy kid named Bob who was applying to colleges. Unfortunately, Bob was rejected by his dream school. He knew he tanked the SAT II and because of those scores he was rejected. He is now planning to apply to his dream school again, as a transfer.</p>
<p>Here's the thing: His dream school asks applicants to submit their SAT II scores only and ONLY if they have taken the test.</p>
<p>Bob now is thinking "... Would it be okay to not submit my SAT II scores?"</p>
<p>Funny to use first person in the title and then switch to third person in the post; not that third person ever effectively masks the fact that it is you who is asking if it is OK to do something unethical.</p>
<p>It’s obvious that Bob can read and interpret the instructions: if you’ve taken the tests, send them.</p>
<p>Me thinks that Bob is hoping for someone to say, “Don’t worry, they’ll never know, don’t bother sending them”.</p>
<p>FYI, it was more than SAT IIs that tanked Bob, his gpa and SAT were low as well.</p>
<p>My sincere apologies if my post has in any way offended you or this forum. I was just trying to approach the topic in a humorous way, not to mask the fact that it is me who wants to know what to do.</p>
<p>With regards to not submitting the scores being an unethical movement, I had no idea as some people told me to submit them while others told me not to do so.</p>
<p>Regardless of the fact that you’re a super moderator, I strongly believe you cannot judge whether or not my GPA or SATs were low for the fact I have not mentioned the school I am trying to apply to. Nevertheless, thank you for your post.</p>
<p>The problem with this statement is that what the school wants is clearly stated in their instructions. What is ethical has noting to do with what ANYONE tells you. It is ethical to follow the instructions, it is unethical not to. That’s a no brainer.</p>
<p>Please understand that some schools do change requirements for international students who did not attend an English-speaking school for 4 years or more. It sometimes becomes confusing even for myself to tell if a school is requiring something from US applicants or international applicants. Like I said in the beginning, I sincerely apologize if I offended you or this forum in any way.</p>
<p>As for the thread you quoted, please note the SAT scores my friend who got into MIT had. Mine were higher than his, which again makes me believe you are in no place to judge whether or not I have low scores/GPA.</p>
<p>As for quoting me, a “dream school” implies one specific school, not multiple schools.</p>
<p>While I wish to know why you are being so defensive, I will leave this thread be. Again, I truly apologize for any disturbance I’ve caused.</p>
<p>lol seriously man, what do you expect us to say? “yea go ahead and cheat, don’t send your SAT 2 scores”</p>
<p>you’re not even IN college yet. why are you deciding to transfer without even stepping foot on your school’s campus?
is this what transferring has become? a way for students who were rejected in highschool to chase a higher ranked school for prestige?</p>
<p>Hell no don’t send those scores. Pretend you never took them. That’s what I would do. Throw morality out the door and do whatever you can to make yourself a competitive applicant.</p>
<p>What are your sat 2 scores, and what are the subjects?
If I were you, and the scores were that much of a hindrance to my application, I would probably try to retake them.
The problem is, the only meaningful advice that you can get is to call the school and ask what you should do. Each school may be different and that’s another reason we can’t tell you, because “we don’t know your dream school”.
I think your better off being more specific and you should copy paste your previous thread with an updated report on your dream college and your sat 2 scores. There are many international students on this website who may be in the same situation as you. In addition, if you are more specific, we may have suggestions on how you can overcome these scores on you application or whether in our opinion you can keep them as they are an improve other parts of your application.</p>
<p>Actually, the school’s requirement isn’t entirely clear from the OP’s original post. It isn’t clear from the posted language that the school requires that you “must” submit your SAT II scores if you have taken the SAT II. The “if and only if” language suggests that taking the SAT II and submitting scores is optional. He should probably get clarification. Has he taken the ACT? For many schools, if you take the ACT, you can submit that and you needn’t submit SAT or SAT II scores even if you have taken them.</p>