Compensating for lower PAT Score

[orgojo22]

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[orgojo22]

Without giving any numbers & just saying "higher/lower" is hard to gauge because no one knows what your target schools are

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[orgojo22]

Yeah I think you're in a good spot your PAT will not "hold you back" since its above a 20 & your AA is 25. The rest is up to your GPA & the rest of your application; so just relax, schools aren't going to think you're dumb because you got a 20 on the PAT, but they might think you're a bit extra if you try to force activities to make up for it artificially.

Awesome, thanks for the solid advice

 

[Arthur Jeffries]

if you have a 25AA id be really surprised if a school was concerned about your 20PAT

 

[BatedPenguin]

PAT is 20, I believe UCLA/UCSF/UW/Michigan are close to 21-22.5 ish based on a spreadsheet I saw a while ago, AA is 25

Edit: I know the AA puts me in a good spot and that PAT is generally a threshold but more or less just want to know if there are any activities that can help me demonstrate I have moderate perceptual ability

With an AA of 25 you should be fine. PAT is not a section that is inspected closely.