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How truly important is the SAT if you have all A's and 2 B's throughout high school with mostly advanced classes..?
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Not so important. If you have a solid record throughout high school with good grades and high-level classes, a lower standardized test performance can be put down to test anxiety or an off-day. It might put you at a bit of a disadvantage at a highly selective school, but otherwise everything should be hunky-dory.
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SAT's aren't important unless you want to get into a very prestigious college. Such colleges have a "cut-off" point that you have to get on your SAT to go to that college. If you get lower than this cut-off point, it is not impossible, but quite difficult to get in so you had better have done really well on everything else (GPA, class rank, perhaps the ACT's, community service, activities, your essay, etc). I don't think that the SAT's mean as much as they used to since they have been completely revamped. I think that colleges are becoming frustrated with them and realizing that they can't predict if someone is going to be successful. Sure they help pick out the really smart kids, but on the other end, there's no way to know why someone did badly on it. If you are getting A's and B's in advanced classes in high school DO NOT worry about the SAT. You'll do well enough on it to get into most any college you want. If you do badly on it the first time because of nerves or something, remember that you can take it again as many times as you want. If you have any personal problems with the SAT, I'm sure that if you meet with someone from the college you want to get into that they will be more than happy to listen. If you find that there is no possible way to get into the college of your dreams, you can always transfer there after doing well for a year at a different college. Try not to worry so much about college. People are very understanding and you'll find that it is very easy to get what you want. Good luck. :)
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I can see you're focused on your grades. That's very good. The SAT's are very important, even if you have A's and B's through highschool in advanced classes. There are thousands of people a year trying to get into college. One point can determine whether you get in or not (I don't mean to scare you when I say that!). But if you've got A's and B's in advanced classes AND you do good on the SAT's, boy will they be impressed. Keep working and you'll do great!
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Very. It determines what colleges you'll get into. =)
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Considering it's the standardized test by which most colleges judge your admission by. Um...Very.
I was lucky that my college accepted my ACT which I did better on than my SAT.
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