9D: The True Value of SAT II and AP Scores + Why Volunteering Matters

Update: 2016-06-09

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Host Julie Lythcott-Haims and Parke Muth, formerly a dean and an admission officer at the University of Virginia, answer listener questions. How important are SAT II scores to admissions officers? Which is more valuable a good grade in an AP class or the score on the exam? What's your advice to students applying from abroad? Does

volunteering matter?

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9D: The True Value of SAT II and AP Scores + Why Volunteering Matters

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9D: The True Value of SAT II and AP Scores + Why Volunteering Matters

Panoply / Slate Magazine / Julie Lythcott-Haims / College Podcast

9D: The True Value of SAT II and AP Scores + Why Volunteering Matters