I'm late 20s, and I want to take the SAT?

[doctortt]

Here is the story. I already have a bachelor degree and have been working for over 5 years. Just because I didn't graduate from an Ivy league school, some recruiters and employers ask for my SAT score. The college that I graduated from is not bad at all - it's just not Ivy league. I did miserable in my SAT when I was a teen. I want to find out whether it's possible to retake the SAT to beef up the score now since I'm in my late 20s. I'm actually working on GMAT because I want to get an MBA. Is a GMAT score sufficent to cover SAT? I know this really depends on the party who requests for this info. Therefore, another question is which is harder - GMAT or SAT? After reviewing some contents, it looks like SAT is harder. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[Erin]

The GMAT is much harder. Well, for most people it is. I could see how the SAT could be harder for some--it contains a lot of vocabulary-based questions.

The best thing to do would be for you to take a practice GMAT and a practice SAT and compare your scores.

I really couldn't say for sure what your recruiters would say, but since the SAT is intended for high school seniors and the GMAT is designed to test college graduates, I could easily imagine that a GMAT score would surely be accepted by these recruiters.

[acobbs81]

The other thing to keep of note is that the scoring has changed. The SAT is now scored out of 2400 points instead of 1600 when you would have taken it. (This is due to the inclusion of a writing section on the SAT.) So, if you do end up taking the SAT again, just make sure to take only your Math and Verbal section scores into account so that you can quote a score out of 1600.

Frankly though if you are already studying for the GMAT, a good score there should more then make up for any lingering doubts about what college you attended.

[MnogoSpageti]

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