Questions about transferring from one college to another? SATs and ACTs?!?!?!?

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Hi, I'm currently at a local community college where I'm studying to increase my GPA and take some basic classes to get those out of the way for when I transfer to a 4 year University.

My questions are about SATs and ACTs. A lot of the colleges I'm looking to transfer to all require you to summit SAT and ACT scores. The last time I took my SAT was when I was a junior in High School, and I got pretty awful scores. I didn't really take education seriously back then, but now that I've waken up, I'm doing very well. I currently have at least an A in most of my college classes, and nothing lower than a B. 

My question is this, would I have to take the SAT or ACT test over again in order to score higher to gain acceptance into the University I want to transfer to? Would my current college grades be sufficient enough alone? I don't want to summit such awful grades, and have them hurt my chances. 

I'm mostly looking to transfer to McGill University in Montréal to study linguistics. I heard that Canadian schools often just look at grades to back a decision whether or not that applicant is accepted, but I'm just not sure? It's really a dream school of mine, and I would be very upset if I didn't get in. 

Do I even have to summit SAT or ACT grades if I'm a transfer student? 

Please help! I would greatly appreciate it!

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Don't let your fears make you lean towards going to a school with lower standards, especially if it's out of country!  Now, it could turn out great, so beats me.

However, if you didn't score well on the SAT, I would encourage you to at least try the ACT.  Generally it is accepted that the ACT is easier, and most colleges approve of just those scores.  If you're really worried about it, there's no harm in contacting the registrar at a school you're interested in.  Also, many private universities have lower standards on SAT scores, but that might just because they're willing to take your money regardless.   A lot of people have been in your same exact situation, so it's nothing a registrar wouldn't have heard before.

binder · Answer

the superb ingredient to do is call them up and ask. even nevertheless community faculties take (fairly much) absolutely everyone, particular majors many times have front standards (nursing, working example). those in many cases have GPA standards, yet could additionally settle for specific GED scores devoid of making you're taking added instructions.

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