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[BRI]noceros
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SAT scores for the May 1st ones came out today, how did everyone do? I got a 1900 which I'm very happy with, especially for my first time
May 20 2010 5:34PM
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.Natty.
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You definitely have a chance to get in but i have a side story about stanford. My friend who is a senior this year, applied to stanford early decision and they REJECTED him, not even deferred, rejected. He had a 2380 on his SAT, 34 on his ACT, a 3.97 GPA, and was part of a few clubs. He was the validictorian  Essentially the kid was freaky good at academics. He also played a sport every season all four years in high school. I honestly cannot figure out how he could have been simply rejected from any school.
May 20 2010 8:28PM
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ShredTheGnarnia
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yeah see that's what i'm talking about. at a school like that you need a legacy and some big, involved, important project.
May 20 2010 8:31PM
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ShredTheGnarnia
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UBC has a private cabin up at Whistler. There are also a couple smaller resorts in Vancouver like 20 mins from campus.
May 20 2010 8:32PM
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Totes_Magotes
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Kid at our school (friends older brother) missed 2 questions on the whole thing. this was after returning from spain at an IB school Fresh, Soph, and Junior year with a 5.0. super genius? i think so. Not to mention he didnt' take AP Us history and read the book twice a week before the AP test.... and got a 5
May 20 2010 8:32PM
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mason-
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kid at my school got a 2400 on SATs, is president of a ton of clubs including National Honors society, swims and runs, and is valedictorian and also got REJECTED from stanford

reason why? probably because he is a white male
May 20 2010 8:51PM
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Jamestown
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My dad worked for the Dean of Admissions at Stanford and has done work for them for the past 20 years, I assure you, there is a method to their madness.
May 20 2010 8:55PM
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ShredTheGnarnia
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Care to elaborate?
May 20 2010 8:56PM
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1337
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1790. Fucking blew :(
May 20 2010 8:56PM
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Jamestown
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On my dad or the madness?
May 20 2010 8:57PM
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Cam-ron.
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i tanked... 1650. first time taking it i hope to inprove ill take it atleast one more time. im hoping i do good in the ACT's too... i just wanna go to Boulder
May 20 2010 9:01PM
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cbeebzthasteeze
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My VP at my school got a perfect score on his SAT and went to Harvard for free, now he's working at a public high-school. What a down grade.
May 20 2010 9:05PM
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.Natty.
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yeah thats probably true, my friend is Indian
May 20 2010 9:11PM
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ECB
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How do you get a 5.0?
May 20 2010 9:12PM
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B-runge
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straight a's in everything and lots of ap classes^
and this kid at my school is im pretty sure 13 or 14, is graduating this year, and got like a 2300 and something on the sat

asians.....
May 20 2010 9:23PM
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ShredTheGnarnia
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On the method.
May 20 2010 9:32PM
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Mac.
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Check out UW, it is where I am going this fall, and it is a sick school. I decided between UBC and UW, and UW seemed like it has more to offer. Plus it is right in Seattle.

Some other top notch schools out west are UCLA and USC with big bear and the likes not too far. But, do not go to school for how close it is for some good skiing. There are plenty of top notch schools that are just a bit further than some of the other schools.
May 20 2010 10:30PM
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no_steeze
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dartmouth is so sick

i'd love to go there but i don't think i have nearly a good enough profile. maybe i could go for rowing
May 20 2010 10:35PM
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IceCreamer
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1910, retake in a few weeks.
May 20 2010 10:39PM
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theline
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1950.
that'll work for the college's i'm applying to (UVM, Skidmore, American U, UMass) and my GPA's really good.
still, might take it again in the fall.
May 20 2010 10:47PM
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grifftang
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this but now i have a tutor and am trying to get up to 2k's
May 20 2010 10:52PM
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ShredTheGnarnia
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Yeah UCLA and USC aren't really my thing I don't think. I like beach/city areas, but only for short periods of time. I'm more of a mountains person I would say.

Also, I've grown up in Salt Lake skiing like 3 times a week, I dunno if I could deal with going to a school where the nearest skiing is 2-3 hrs away.
May 20 2010 11:03PM
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natyy
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you should look into the honors college at CU
May 20 2010 11:08PM
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Jamestown
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Community participation stuff is ranked on a level from 1-5.
1 being local type stuff, and 5 being national/international impact of your work. 4 and above is basically what they look for. Looking for the whole person, if you got a 2390 SAT and 35 ACT with a 4.8 average but didn't do anything, you're not in. They want to see that you did the best with what was available to you, and was in reason for you. A student athlete isn't expected to take quite as many AP as a non-athlete, stuff like that. I'm not sure if they still do alumni interviews, but that is the place to nail it. Inquire about an alumni interview and you can really show the person that you are.

Funny story, when my dad worked at the admissions office one year, the prompt was "2 words that best describe you." They read an essay and the only two words written on the page were "demon sex". Kid got in. He had the credentials to back up a stunt like that.
May 20 2010 11:55PM
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pianoman
Posts: 2503 - Karma: 779
2100 SAT

critical reading 640
math 730
writing 730

i feel like i could've done better on the critical reading to bring it up, but it's good enough for me cuz i'm going to school for music.
May 21 2010 12:57AM
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Dbouch
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1940 which I'm pretty satisfied with.
First time I got a 1750, but that was only because my calculator died 3 minutes into the first math section, so I was fucked.
May 21 2010 1:10AM
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find
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i got a 2010, only took it once. i think it was 630 reading, 690 writing, 690 math. ACTs are much easier
May 21 2010 1:29AM
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ShredTheGnarnia
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yeah i mentioned that earlier, but everyone seemed to think boulder was a horrible idea
May 21 2010 2:06AM
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no_steeze
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stanford takes an act of god to get into

i know plenty of kids with near perfect sat scores and like 94 averages at new england prep schools with great profiles who have been flat out rejected from there. it's a truly amazing school though
May 21 2010 1:59PM
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mason-
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hahah thats insane. must have had amazing credentials
May 21 2010 6:55PM
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Slinger1x1
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I actually visited CC (dont assume)
its still below you. and its sooo conservative (but you might want that).

May 21 2010 7:02PM
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ShredTheGnarnia
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Sorry didn't mean to come across as an ass. And no I'm not mormon or anything, so the town might be kind of an issue......
May 21 2010 7:05PM
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jimmer
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if you are used to the drive to ski from SLC, then boulder will suck. expect at least 1 hour 45 to the good mountains, up to 3 depending on traffic/weather.

check out UW. it was my top choice (i had a 3.6 cumulative and 2040 SAT) but i got denied. it's a super fun school, and skiing is 50 minutes to alpental/snoqualmie and 90 minutes to stevens.
May 21 2010 9:02PM
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Dylan_
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skidmore ? you hippy
May 21 2010 11:26PM
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KFRADtheLaxBro
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math 500
reading 500
writting 500
im so average
May 21 2010 11:33PM
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JETS
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math: 800

reading: 800

writing: 800

+vibes

May 22 2010 1:55AM
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.jersey
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subject tests brahh. helps you look good for colleges if your gonna major in spanish
May 22 2010 1:59AM
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ShredTheGnarnia
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seriously????
May 22 2010 2:45AM
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walcott
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You don't need a calculator for the sat
May 22 2010 2:47AM
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amo
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03/2010, SAT Test
660 Reading
720 Math
730 Writing
May 22 2010 10:53AM
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General_Ripper
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I don't even remember what I got on my SAT's for writing. I wrote a half page of bullshit and put my head down till the next section. Otherwise I got a 1200 which was the perfect amount to get the scholarship i wanted to the school I wanted. Everyone in this thread is a geniues I guess by getting like 1400's are you guys planning on going IVY..

May 22 2010 11:14AM
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jibjunkie
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1870 and 1930
May 22 2010 12:01PM
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ECB
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I did basically the same thing haha, I remember the essay I was done in like 5 mins since it doesnt count, and I started each line with OBAMA like O for one line, B for the next, and so on, because it was when he was running for primary's hahaha
Then on the other two, I got a wee bit more than a 1200 (a 1210 to be exact haha) and that was enough for me and my college and scholarship, and honestly, if I got say a 1300, it wouldnt have mattered for me at all, since I the scholarship was 1200 or better haha
May 22 2010 12:31PM
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.jersey
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i completely tanked the sat i took in march. im taking them again in june and acts in june also. hopefully i do well enough to get into castleton state college in vermont or suny ranger school
May 22 2010 12:39PM
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PhilboydStudge
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The school isn't, but holy lord is the town conservative.
May 22 2010 1:01PM
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HowNeatIsThat
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ahahahahahhahahahahaha someones angry, and its even funnier cause the person u were quoting wasn't even making fun of u.

i got a 1200
May 22 2010 2:30PM
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thebeesknees
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1510 but im taking it again in the fall
May 22 2010 5:03PM
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Dbouch
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I know that, but I work slowly, so a calculator is essential if I want to actually get the sections done.
May 22 2010 5:45PM
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pounds.
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out of 1600 or 2400?
May 22 2010 7:12PM
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RudyGarmisch
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You dont actually need to ever do any algebra on the test either, but it is definitely faster if you do.

I always had my SAT students work without a calculator in class, but in a real test situation, you want whatever extra help you can get. Just make sure you know how to use it well. Not operate it - know when to go for it and when to leave it alone. It can be a great help, but it can also get you mired in crap if you're not careful.
May 22 2010 7:13PM
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Obsessedwski
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Really. Think for a moment and tell me if that makes ANY sense to you whatsoever.

May 22 2010 8:44PM
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