Best wishes to the thousands of prospective college students who are taking the SAT on Saturday, January 26th. Scores for the exam will be available online on Valentine's Day, Thursday, February 14th. Fingers crossed that the College Board sends you a bit of love. However, if you aren't happy with your performance on the exam, keep in mind that all of the country's most selective colleges and universities have holistic admissions. In other words, they look at the whole applicant, not just numerical data. You can partially compensate for less-than-ideal SAT scores with a strong academic record, a winning essay, good letters of recommendation and interesting extracurricular involvement.
Also remember that more and more colleges are going test-optional -- there are now about 850 4-year colleges and universities that do not require SAT or ACT scores. The test-optional schools include some excellent choices: Bowdoin, DePaul, Holy Cross, Mount Holyoke, Pitzer, Wake Forest, and many others.
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- Review of Kaplan's Complete SAT Prep
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