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To: HitmanLV

That's not telling the whole truth. While nobody will ask you what your SAT score was when you're 25, they will ask you what you were doing since you graduated. Your chances of getting your foot into the door of a good company on a good career path increase drastically based on the school you graduated from and the program you were enrolled in. Getting into top programs and schools is near impossible with low SAT scores. And some companies (investment banking firms/consulting firms) do ask for SAT scores (even after one finished graduate school) believe it or not!


45 posted on 08/30/2006 3:57:58 PM PDT by College Repub (Windex, apply directly to the windows. Butter, apply directly to the toast. KY Jelly, apply...)
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To: College Repub
I know some companies in some fields ask for SAT scores, but most don't.

A good school and good grades tend to impact where you start on your career path, but don't really tell you much as to where you will wind up on your career path.

At age 25 your work record will have some weight, as will the school you attended.

At age 30, your work record and skillset will have more weight, and your school will have less.

At age 35, your work record will have still more weight, and your school will have even less.

I've helped evaluate and hire 100s of people in the field of law for a top tier law firm, both entry level and laterals. We never asked for SAT scores, not even close.

Depends on the industry, but as a general principle the SAT scores won't ever come up again after you get into college.
54 posted on 08/30/2006 4:16:46 PM PDT by HitmanLV ("If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking until you do succeed." - Jerry 'Curly' Howard)
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