<p>I wondered, because that's my score. I should also mention I got an 800 cr score on the sat, and I am homeschooled. I have taken a few dual credit classes at my local college, and I got A's and a B. I also got a 790 on the sat literature (which is actually easier than the sat cr), a 750 in sat US history, and a 540 in sat Chemistry. </p>
<p>My extracurriculars are a little odd. I am a Life Scout and will be an Eagle Scout soon. I have also gardened all through high school for many hours a year. (This is organic vegetable gardening on a large scale, not a flower garden.) I got some state photography awards through 4-h. I have also worked, although not for anyone extraordinary. And I take care of my siblings.</p>
<p>My essays are grammatically perfect. I hope the content is good, but I don't know. Anyhow, they aren't horrible. I would be interested in sending them to anyone who wanted to read them, for lack of anything better to do. lol. So, what are the verdicts?</p>
<p>unfortunately a 550 would not be good enough for Princeton, even if you are homeschooled (there are plenty of homeschooled students with stellar math scores) and math isn’t your thing. Try retaking the SAT or taking the ACT, or simply reconsider applying to Princeton.</p>
<p>You need more of a balance since scores under 600 won’t even cut it for the less selective Ivy/top schools. You could get a good prep school and get your scores up for the math and science, but that’s really the only thing holding you back.</p>
<p>well, I don’t know about a good story. I am going to take College Algebra in the spring semester, and I will get an A in it, almost for sure. I’m not being arrogant, I just know that I’ll get an A because I am the kind of student who is better at classes than tests, and I always work really hard at my dual-credit classes. I got all A’s in my dual-credits, except for a B in Chemistry. I only got a B in that because I got one of those classes where everybody drops (except me because a dual-credit drop would look awful).</p>
<p>Oh yeah, would they give my homeschool class grades a second glance? Because my mother is a hard grader, so I didn’t always get all A’s in my homeschool.</p>
<p>This is the second time I’m trying to post here. I posted something and then I thought maybe you were a ■■■■■ but looking at the other threads you have started I think you are legitimate. You say you are taking college algebra in the Spring. Algebra isn’t college level material, it is material that is covered in high school.</p>
<p>I don’t think you realize that you could be in a lot of trouble in college if you haven’t mastered high school math. That means algebra and trigonometry, especially algebra. You should have a fluency with solving algebraic equations.</p>
<p>Math is a subject that builds on itself. The algebra skills you are supposed to learn in high school keep getting used in the higher level courses. If you miss something or don’t get something you can’t just move on. You’ll see it again down the road and you’ll need to get it then.</p>
<p>The typical lower lever math courses in college will move really fast. It’s review and it isn’t the time to learn trigonometry. You need to already know trigonometry and the course is a review because it may be awhile since you last used it.</p>
<p>You need a plan here and I don’t think your should wait until Spring semester. You need to start taking some math classes this fall.</p>
<p>OK, what is a ■■■■■? Sorry if that is a dumb question.</p>
<p>I thought that College Algebra is like College Trig.: Mostly a review, going into greater depth in the last half/third of the class. Is that incorrect? My local community college counts college alg. as a three credit math course.</p>
<p>I didn’t know that College Trig. assumes prior knowledge. My Chemistry class did, and that made it really really hard at the beginning. I definitely don’t want to face the same thing with Trig. </p>
<p>I am fluent with algebraic equations. Maybe not great, but fluent. I make most of my mistakes when I make careless errors, like reversing the +/- signs. I get the concepts fine. I have worked at that kind of thing, but I just don’t seem to be the kind of person who is good with tiny details. Naturally, if you make mistakes at that level it affects your score when you have a timed test like the SAT. Hence the 550. I have looked for something that helps you with that kind of mistake, but I haven’t ever found anything. </p>
<p>Thanks for all the advice. I appreciate everyone taking the time to evaluate my application chances/weaknesses.</p>
<p>Guys, there is certainly algebra in college. Algebra is a term applied to a massive range of mathematical studies, not just the kind you do in high school: Linear Algebra, Abstract Algebra, et cetera. However, College Algebra is a legitimate term, referring to a course in all of the algebra topics covered in high school. From what I can tell, College Algebra is interpreted to mean “all the basic algebra skills you should have mastered in order to succeed in college math courses.” So yes, it’s a high-school-level course, but it’s probably a good course to take.</p>