What universities can I apply for with my SAT score?

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<p>I'm an international(american-system) student in grade 11, and I have taken the SAT on May 3rd.</p>

<p>The scores are:</p>

<p>Critical Reading: 540
Math: 600
Writing: 760</p>

<p>Total: 1900</p>

<p>What universities can I enter with my SAT scores?
I don't mean all the universities that I can apply for, but just a general assumption.</p>

<p>I was looking forward to applying for University of California: Los Angeles, University of California: Santa Cruz, Florida State University, or University of Waterloo in Canada(I know that the Canadian system is different, but for the american students applying, what would the university require?).</p>

<p>So does my SAT score meet the requirements for any of the universities listed above? if not, then what universities would I be able to apply for?</p>

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<p>Those are all fine to apply to with your SAT score if you can afford them. If you have a low GPA, don’t count on getting into UCLA. And if you’re not a US citizen, you won’t get much aid at any of those colleges. Waterloo is cheap though financially, compared to American universities. </p>

<p>There are no SAT ‘requirements’ per se, but you can check the median scores of each school which should give you a good idea of how competitive you are (just google it). 1900 is a decent score though (although your CR is on the low side), so you’ll get into at least 2 of the colleges on your list if your GPA is adequate.</p>

<p>If you’re looking for more schools to apply to, consider your intended major and what colleges are strong in that area.</p>

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<p>Don’t know about Waterloo but the best chance is Florida State. Unfortunately for you lots of colleges deemphasize or don’t weight the writing score at all for the SAT.</p>

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<p>Oh D:
Does that lower my chances of getting into an above-average university by a lot?</p>

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<p>what’s in-state for you?
what’s your budget?</p>

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<p>My budget is about $15-20k. But depending on the university, that can increase.</p>

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<p>Are you looking for anything in particular in a college (urban, rural, large, small, etc)? What major(s) are you interested in?</p>

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<p>I’m looking for a large university, and the majors I’m interested in are Computer Science, Kinesiology, and Psychology, but mostly, computer science.
I have a current 3.9-4.0 GPA predicted for the end of the semester.
Also, I’m a Canadian citizen if that helps in any financial aid for a Canadian university.</p>

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<p>So what universities have a good computer science program that I can apply for?</p>

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<p>If your budget is a strict 20k, Waterloo, UBC, UToronto and maybe McGill would be your best choices (the last of which isn’t amazing at CS but still, pretty good). Waterloo is AMAZING if you want to get into combinatorial optimization and theoretical CS. UBC is pretty good too (and in an amazing city). I don’t know much about their program except that it’s pretty good, but I’ve heard there’s a lot of research going on in quantum computation there, which is a really interesting field. UToronto probably has the strongest program and is the most well known internationally if you want to work in the US. Apply to McGill because their application takes literally 30 minutes.</p>

<p>I don’t know much about the costs of each of these, or if they give a lot of aid to Canadian citizens, but except that they’re MUCH less expensive than most american colleges. If I recall correctly, cost might depend on the program at some of these schools like Waterloo. And I think UToronto is approx $15k a year, which is amazing for the CS education you’ll get.</p>

<p>You said that depending on the university, your budget can increase. How much? And would you be in a lot of debt if you had to pay say, $50k up a year? That’s how much you’d be paying for the UC’s, which by the way, are horrible with aid. I’m guessing the other colleges on your list are probably over $30k at the very least a year.</p>

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<p>You need to get clarification from your parents as to how much they would pay.</p>

<p>a UC would be over $50k per year…which sounds to be way over budget. FSU would be 40k+ per year.</p>

<p>a canadian school may be what you need.</p>

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<p>Hmm, if I were to apply for Canadian universities, would my SAT score and GPA meet the requirements for universities such as University of Waterloo, McMaster University, University of Ottawa, etc. ? Would University of Toronto be too hopeful? I’m kind of confused about my SAT score, and kind of depressed as well as worried as I heard that the one score I managed to get a good score on, which is writing, is not going to help me in my admissions to university. I would just like someone to clarify what my SAT score means to universities, and what type of universities it can get me into.
Thanks.</p>

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<p>Waterloo’s minimum SAT score is 1100 for math + critical reading. Your score is just above that, so it’s iffy. Computer science is very competitive at Waterloo. U of T will be just as selective, McMaster and U of O less so. I would try to increase the score. <a href=“Common admissions questions | Undergraduate Programs | University of Waterloo”>Common admissions questions | Undergraduate Programs | University of Waterloo;

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<p>So is my writing score useless? I am going to the June SAT, so i’ll try to increase the math and critical reading.</p>

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<p>What would my chances for University of California Irvine, and McMaster University be?</p>

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<p>Your SAT score (reading plus math) is low for the UCs, especially so for a CS major. If California is where you want to be then consider some of the California State Universities, as for example San Jose State. That you’re out of state may make the CSUs expensive.</p>

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<p>Oh, alright, thanks.</p>

<p>One more question If I may…</p>

<p>How come some universities require, for example, an 1800 SAT score, but the writing section itself doesn’t matter. Would an 1800 total the beginning for them so that they can start looking at the critical reading and math?</p>