Quote Originally Posted by tatodotcom
Yes, we are the first class to have the "new" SAT but most state colleges like UGA wont even look at ur essays, so its still like the old one with the grades. Some top notch private schools will look at ur essay but most colleges just read it like the old one since they dont really have a general basis to go of off. Like i said im meeting with my counselor to get some advice, but i think that she will tell me what u are saying, to go ahead and apply early and just send ur scores. Also, u said u were deffered for early application. I thought that i read if u apply early and are not accepted u cant apply again for normal admission? so im kinda confused in that aspect. I know for early admission u dont have to write the essays and that stuff as well. Im also thinking about sending my ACT scores over my SAT since im closer to the UGA range in the testing section. It says on their website that they will accept either one. So im gonna take both again, hopefully do a little better, talk to my counselor, and go from there. Thanks again, and imbosible, could u clear up the early admission and if u dont get accepted u can apply again or no? id really appreciate it. thanks


Sure, how it works is you do the early application (no essays which is good). UGA can then either accept you early, deffer you, and maybe even flat out reject you (not sure on the rejection part). If you are deffered you are basically on a waiting list, sort of like they are not sure if they want to accept you or not so they let you then complete the entire rest of the application. (The early admission application is the same as the regular admission application with the essays taken off.) So now all you have to do is finish the essays and send them in by the regular admission deadline, and you are now sort of in the regular admission "pool" with everyone else who applys regularly.

I wonder when they will actually start counting the writing section of the SAT because my class was in the exact same situation as you, the colleges really didn't consider it at all.