Indian teen gets perfect SAT scores, accepted to 7 top US universities
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Talk to ExpertArunavha Chand, a 19-year-old boy from Kolkata, achieved perfect score in Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT). The boy had applied to eight universities in the US and got through seven— Harvard, Columbia, Cornelle, Stanford, Georgia Institute of Technology, Duke and Dartmouth College. He failed to get invitation from MIT because of late submission of his project due to his board exams. Columbia and Duke has offered Arunavha with prestigious scholarships and rest of the universities has offered financial aid as they do not offer scholarship at under graduate level.
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Arunavha is confused between Harvard, Stanford and Columbia. He is busy researching about the universities, Alumni and further opportunities. At Duke, Arunavha is offered with Karsh International Scholarship, the first to an Indian. And Columbia has offered him the prestigious C. Prescott Davis scholarship, offered to best applied science/ engineering student across the world.
Arunavha got a perfect 2400/2400 in SAT, and scored full 800 in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics Level II. Previously, he has won gold medals at Olympiads and achieved international ranks of 4 and 7 in Cyber Olympiads and has figured among the top 10 in Science and Math Olympiads.
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Q: How many US universities are still test optional for accepting SAT scores?
While US universities have started accepting SAT scores for undergraduate admissions, after a long pause since COVID-19, there are still a few who choose to be test optional. Majority of the Ivy League schools and public universities are accepting SAT scores mandatorily. Some of the universities which are still test optional are as follows:
- Boston University
- Amherst College
- Brandeis University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Case Western Reserve University
- Columbia University
Applicants must check the official website and check if the university is test-optional. Despite being test-optional, universities still recommend and encourage applicants to submit their standardised test scores. Thus, until and unless it is mentioned test-optional or not mandatory for admission, applicants need not submit their SAT or ACT scores.
Q: Is SAT exam conducted only for admission to American universities?
No, SAT exam is not only for Australia universities, in fact universities in Canada, Italy, UK, India and Singapore a few top locations where SAT scores are acceptable for UG admissions. Some universities in Australia and New Zealand also accept SAT scores from international students for admissions. Applicants applying for admissions abroad must check the requirements for SAT, aim for the SAT score accordingly and apply for admisisons.
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