What now?

[BrownEyes2011]

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So I had ideal plans (still do) to apply on July 15th and get everything out soon after. I took my OAT's recently, however, and did not get the score I had hoped for (290). Should I wait to apply until after I take my OAT's again? or what? I will be retaking them in October and I'm confused as to what I should do next.

Your advice would be appreciated.

Also- For those of you who have taken the OAT's more than once....did your score increase a lot the second time around? Just trying to get an idea.

 

[TNgal21]

Also- For those of you who have taken the OAT's more than once....did your score increase a lot the second time around? Just trying to get an idea.

I'm taking it for the 2nd time on Tuesday so I'll let you know. Someone had previously mentioned that you can take the test starting Oct 1 because the 90-day wait period counts from the beginning of the month you tested. (ie: tested july 1-today, 3 months counts from july 1). Also, others have mentioned that applying early can at least get you in the first batch of applicants and if you tell schools you're re-testing in Oct they at least can keep that in mind when reviewing your gpa, ECs, experience etc. Check with the schools though! It really just depends on which schools are your top choices from what I hear. Keep your head up !

 

[TNgal21]

I took for the second time today. My TS remained the same but my weak subjects increased. With your initial score of 290, I think you have a good possibility of moving that up. Mine score was/is 320 and I think the gaps to jump scores is a lot more the higher you go. Don't worry so much. Work on your app this week and retest when you can. Best of luck!

 

[BrownEyes2011]

I took for the second time today. My TS remained the same but my weak subjects increased. With your initial score of 290, I think you have a good possibility of moving that up. Mine score was/is 320 and I think the gaps to jump scores is a lot more the higher you go. Don't worry so much. Work on your app this week and retest when you can. Best of luck!

ahh thank you so much for updating me 🙂 320 isn't bad...are you planning on taking it again?

 

[TNgal21]

haha oh nooo! I just had to retake because two scores were sub-300. I'm okay with this and hope my strong gpa, experience, and ECs make up for it. What really helped me in the last week to not freak out was knowing that others have gotten into my top choices with decent stats similar to mine. And reminding myself that oat isn't the breaker to my app.

 

[BrownEyes2011]

haha oh nooo! I just had to retake because two scores were sub-300. I'm okay with this and hope my strong gpa, experience, and ECs make up for it. What really helped me in the last week to not freak out was knowing that others have gotten into my top choices with decent stats similar to mine. And reminding myself that oat isn't the breaker to my app.

aww....good...i'm happy for you 🙂 What's your top schools?

 

[TNgal21]

aww....good...i'm happy for you 🙂 What's your top schools?

I'm aiming for SCO and NOVA. What about you? Sidenote, excited to chitchat next weekend in Orlando! 😀