SAT results

[katastrophe]

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I've just gotten back my results from the October SATs. I'm just curious as to how they compare to any other Australian test-takers out there. Has anyone else on the forums taken any SATs (both Reasoning and Subject Tests)? If so, care to share your results?

Thanks! And if you did do them, I hope you did as well as you wanted to in them.

[IAU001]

CR 780
W 760
M 800

Maths II 800
Phys 800
Literature (gona do it in december)

haha im not gona get in tho. my ATARs gona be like 95ish and i have liek close to zero ec's =( i dont even know y im bothering lol. how about u? and which unis u gona try out for? =]

[Epacepac]

i'm not sure about the whole electives or whatever, i.e. the maths/phys/lit for you, but holy shit, 2340? that's out of 2400 yeah? nice work

[Ayatollah]

Originally Posted by IAU001

CR 780
W 760
M 800

lol dont lie

[tku336]

Would your ATAR be far more important than your SAT? On one hand its a much more accurate percentile and far better judge of ability and application than SAT or subjects. But on the other hand, the SATs can be standardised across regions ...

[IAU001]

Originally Posted by Ayatollah

lol dont lie

haha no srsly! i couldnt believe it either!

and as for what they concentrate on more, i dont actually know. they insist that they have selection officials that are well aware of education systems all over the world. if thats true then im screwed. but obviously the SAT takes a massive part coz thats the only, as uve said, standardised measure of comparing international applicants to local ones over there.

[katastrophe]

wow. ...wow. you are some sort of amazing. what is your secret? how did you go specifically on the writing?

my own results were
CR 760
W 750 [raw scores of 78/80 and 8/12]
M 800

Maths II 800
Physics 800
French 780

which unis are you planning to apply to? have you applied to any yet [in part or completely]?

my family is pushing me to apply for harvard, yale and princeton. honestly, i'm hoping they won't accept me -- i really want to stay in australia for my undergraduate.

an ATAR of 95 still sounds quite acceptable - the websites i've read up [regarding only the schools above] only show that the majority of accepted students are in the top decile [tenth]. still, they do accept a decent number from the top quartile too.

they would probably regard the SAT and the ATAR on an equal par ... although i guess it does depend on their opinion of our education system!

basically what i've heard is that since they consider so many students of such a high standard, they look for students who are able to bring something unique to the university. i think i read on one of the brochures [princeton?] that they'll look for a very well-rounded person, or a person who is highly talented in a particular area such as academics, or sports, or cultural life.

i hope all goes well for you =)

[sikhman]

unis won't care that much about your atar lol - they'll care more about your sat's.

i.e. getting in with good sats and bad atar is easier than good atar and bad sats

and people getting 2400 get rejected from top tier unis, because they want more than marks - they want extra-curriculars and character. hence the essay, the multitude of questions etc.