did better on GRE than SAT?

[damsta9]

If someone did significantly better on their GRE's than their SAT's, would you have to explain this somehow during grad admissions?

Obviously grad schools don't even see your SAT score, but seeing as how most people believe there are strong correlations between all these standardized tests (in general, not on an individual basis) would it raise a few eyebrows?

Edited September 9, 2012 by damsta9

[fuzzylogician]

Admissions committees are not going to see your SATs. Therefore, they are not going to be able to have an opinion about the correlation between your SAT score and your GRE score. As a result, you have nothing to explain.

[damsta9]

LOL I know I must sound like a lunatic, it's just a few of my friends are statistics-obsessed and constantly harping on about how in general the correlation is too strong to be dismissed. I did FAR better on the GRE and almost felt more unworthy than proud because my case is such an exception (to be fair though, I took the SAT cold)

Edited September 9, 2012 by damsta9

[acrosschemworld]

Other than the fact that grad schools don't see your SAT score, think about this: the point of college is to make you learn in a much more sophisticated way than a high school student. For example, a college-level student is more likely to understand that it is not a good idea to take an exam as impotant as the GRE (or SAT) cold than a high school-level student.

[emmm]

There is no reason for anyone who is not in high school to be worried about their SAT scores.