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@bhawana-063
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 • 4 years ago •
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I accidently sent my sat subject test scores to Stanford but they were really bad should I even apply?
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My subject test scores were 570 in bio, 550 in math 2, 550 in chem. I put Stanford as one of the schools to send the scores to for free when I signed up for the test. But as you can see the scores are really bad. How badly is this going to impact my application (1-10)? Would it help if I applied as undecided? Be brutal with the answer

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@Abhinav154 years ago

To be really honest, it does. I mean keep trying your hardest tho.

@cp8394 years ago

What major are you applying for and do you have an SAT/ACT score?

@lij12074 years ago

I'm gonna be honest you might not even get your application read :/

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@CameronBameron
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 • 4 years ago[edited]

If you have a 1500+ SAT score or 34+ ACT, and transcript evidence that you A'ced AP Bio, AP Chem, and AP Calc with 4s & 5s AP scores to boost, then you have shown that you were just having a bad day with those SAT 2s.

If not, then explain your grades and other test scores in Bio, Chem, and Calc. Also, what are the 7 college courses you took? and what were your grades? The last thing is what were the classes that you got the Bs or Cs in to get your 3.8 UWGPA, it matters. Do you have any extenuating circumstances that happened in your personal life at the time of these SAT 2 tests? or during the time you received lower grades?

I'll leave my opinion in the comments after you reply with some more information.

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@bhawana-0634 years ago

i had a 28 on the cat with an 11 on writting (so i had decided to go test optional until i hopefully take it again)

with the sat subject test i had lost a close family member a few months before the test

the classes i got bad grades were in Spanish 4 B's and AP chem 2 C's and 1 B (with chem the teacher was really strict to the point that 2/3 of the class dropped out the next semester and the fact that I was taking 4 ap's at once)

@matchakombucha4 years ago [edited]

Whew, that's terrible about losing a family member.

@matchakombucha4 years ago [edited]

Sorry for your loss.

@CameronBameron4 years ago

Okay, I've thought about this for the past hour or so and think that you should not send your application to Stanford just to save the money and the your stress about it. I don't think that's a good fit for you. I think you should spend the next 24-28 hours on making the applications as good as possible and if there are any top 10 schools in the mix consider removing those as well. You should consider Top 25 to Top 75 schools with later application deadlines between 1/15 and 3/1.

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@jonat_samey
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 • 4 years ago

everything looks good but as you know that SAT is horrific for this school, Its gonna hit your application like a truck but looking at your workload and your gpa, if you have absolutely stunning extra curriculars you may still have a chance. I say keep going, you never know until you try and it sounds like you want to get in so do it!

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