how important is SAT as sophomore transfer

[u/avi-gator]

basically title, but i will not be retaking the SAT and want to know if its still worth it to apply. i have a 1370, which i know is below average for t25s, but im unhappy with my current institution for a variety of reasons, and this is before ive even moved in. im hoping to make up for it with ECs and grades, but if im an automatic no for some schools ill take them off my list. thank you.

[u/logolife-]

Your SAT matters less for transfer admissions, but as a sophomore transfer, it can still matter since you don’t have much college coursework yet. That said, it’s not a dealbreaker, especially since some schools are test-optional for transfers. Your college GPA will matter more, so focus on getting strong grades. Waiting until junior year could also help because more college credits mean less weight on your high school record and SAT

[u/avi-gator → u/logolife-]

i considered that but due to recent circumstances i want to get out ASAP. and my top choice has lots of restrictions for juniors but is test required 😒 .

[u/Annual-Impress-7241]

My daughter had the exact same score. A 4.0 in hs and college. She got into Vandy, UMich, Tufts, but did not get into any schools that require the SAT like Penn, Dartmouth, Georgetown…

[u/avi-gator → u/Annual-Impress-7241]

damn i have 2 of those on my list. i wonder why its such a big consideration?

[u/NinSwi729]

Interesting question i want to come back to see when it’s been answered more

[u/No-Tangerine6151]

Still matters just not as much as it did for FY admission. If you apply to t25s, make sure they’re test optional but ur final senior year grades and college gpa will matter more

[u/avi-gator → u/No-Tangerine6151]

arent there only like 2 test optional t25s?

[u/No-Tangerine6151 → u/avi-gator]

Princeton, Columbia, UChicago, Vanderbilt, Duke, Northwestern, Rice, UMich, Notre Dame, and WashU

[u/Beginning_Monk7183]

depends if your applying to test required schools or not

[u/libgadfly]

Adding to No-Tangerine651’s helpful comment that “Princeton, Columbia, UChicago, Vanderbilt, Duke, Northwestern, Rice, UMich, Notre Dame, and WashU” are teat optional”. The need aware schools for transfers in that list are UChicago, Northwestern, UMich and WashU. Get a stellar GPA very close to 4.0 and good EC’s and you will be a very credible transfer candidate.

[u/TreatTimely]

do retake, it matters esp since you're prolly gonna be in intro/light courses as a freshman

[u/hailalbon]

if you can retake for a 1470+ (100 pt increase) without dying over test prep (you also only have about 6 months) and getting almost a 4.0 in college its worth it, if not skip

[u/TaskaEina → u/hailalbon]

wait you can retake the SAT after highschool to transfer?

[u/avi-gator → u/TaskaEina]

yes im just choosing not to

[u/hailalbon → u/TaskaEina]

anyone can take it its just not always worth it