SAT PROBLEM
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:32 pm
i don't know if it's the right place to ask but i have some questions about the SAT's and college applications as an international student who wants to study in US.
the TOEFL is a real pain the ass, I've got a friend who's going to California(Santa Barbara, I think)and I had to help her prepare for it,a 4h exam ain't humanLaxman 41 wrote:You can take the SAT as many times as you want. Also depending on which colleges you want to go to, some prefer the ACT over the SAT. A general rule of thumb in the US is that east coast schools prefer the SAT and west coast schools prefer the ACT. Also I thought there was a foreign equivalency test called the TOEFL. You may want to research that, but I thought it was designed for international students who wanted to study here in the US, if English is not their primary language . Some colleges may require it. Also, your letters of recommendation will definately help, so make sure you add those in. Since you don't have a counselar at your school you may want to email/call the international programs at the colleges your'e interested in. They're specifically there to assist foreign students and to answer your questions and they may even provide you with a scholarship or sponsors for you to come here. Hope that helps.
probably SAT takes more time with the breaks.Druska wrote:the TOEFL is a real pain the ass, I've got a friend who's going to California(Santa Barbara, I think)and I had to help her prepare for it,a 4h exam ain't humanLaxman 41 wrote:You can take the SAT as many times as you want. Also depending on which colleges you want to go to, some prefer the ACT over the SAT. A general rule of thumb in the US is that east coast schools prefer the SAT and west coast schools prefer the ACT. Also I thought there was a foreign equivalency test called the TOEFL. You may want to research that, but I thought it was designed for international students who wanted to study here in the US, if English is not their primary language . Some colleges may require it. Also, your letters of recommendation will definately help, so make sure you add those in. Since you don't have a counselar at your school you may want to email/call the international programs at the colleges your'e interested in. They're specifically there to assist foreign students and to answer your questions and they may even provide you with a scholarship or sponsors for you to come here. Hope that helps.
thanks a lot! right now im so confused about what and where im going to study etc. but i'll try my bestLaxman 41 wrote:You can take the SAT as many times as you want. Also depending on which colleges you want to go to, some prefer the ACT over the SAT. A general rule of thumb in the US is that east coast schools prefer the SAT and west coast schools prefer the ACT. Also I thought there was a foreign equivalency test called the TOEFL. You may want to research that, but I thought it was designed for international students who wanted to study here in the US, if English is not their primary language . Some colleges may require it. Also, your letters of recommendation will definately help, so make sure you add those in. Since you don't have a counselar at your school you may want to email/call the international programs at the colleges your'e interested in. They're specifically there to assist foreign students and to answer your questions and they may even provide you with a scholarship or sponsors for you to come here. Hope that helps.
I dunno how the SAT work, we do our in 3 days, each exam takes 1h30 if i remember correctlyK. wrote:probably SAT takes more time with the breaks.Druska wrote:the TOEFL is a real pain the ass, I've got a friend who's going to California(Santa Barbara, I think)and I had to help her prepare for it,a 4h exam ain't humanLaxman 41 wrote:You can take the SAT as many times as you want. Also depending on which colleges you want to go to, some prefer the ACT over the SAT. A general rule of thumb in the US is that east coast schools prefer the SAT and west coast schools prefer the ACT. Also I thought there was a foreign equivalency test called the TOEFL. You may want to research that, but I thought it was designed for international students who wanted to study here in the US, if English is not their primary language . Some colleges may require it. Also, your letters of recommendation will definately help, so make sure you add those in. Since you don't have a counselar at your school you may want to email/call the international programs at the colleges your'e interested in. They're specifically there to assist foreign students and to answer your questions and they may even provide you with a scholarship or sponsors for you to come here. Hope that helps.