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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I were OP, I would hire a private counselor, take a GAP year, keep the SAT scores or try again to move it up.  But he shoudl take the SAT II subject matter tests and if he gets close to an 800, send them in.  Princeton "highly recommends them" so DS did them.  Or maybe even try the ACT.  Some kids test better on the ACT than the SAT.

Meanwhile, have your head call around, as suggested. Show demonstrated interest (they are all concerned about yield).  Watch those lists of undersubscribed schools.  But seriously consider the gap year.  It's been a horrible one for everyone I know in the rat race this year.[/quote]

[b]SAT IIs no longer exist. And the kid's SAT score is high enough for everywhere. [/quote][/b]

Of course they still exist.  https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat-subject-tests/register/test-dates-deadlines.  And this year, unfotunately, you need perfect scores to get in.  My kid got a 34 on the ACT and ON HIS OWN decided to try for a 36 and got it.  That's where you will get the very few merit scholarships left by middle and third tier schools.  [/quote]

College Board website alert - SAT Subject Tests have been discontinued in the United States, and will be discontinued internationally after June 2021[/quote]

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