Add it as a cert and say GMAT (score here), or what? I have a 760, so curious the best way to leverage it in the interim as I decide on masters programs, versus applying to some jobs with a lackluster uni. 

 

Tbh I’ve seen SAT scores requested on some quant fund application portals. I was pretty surprised to see it there, but apparently it can still be considered in campus recruiting. Beyond your university years I would definitely remove it from resume — I think at that point your work experience would speak more loudly on your behalf than a high school test score. I’d say that you can/should still shamelessly use it for campus recruiting until you land a good first SA role (during undergrad) that demonstrates your ability level.

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People on here have no idea what they are talking about. PE firms and hedge funds will care and will ask. After you either take a graduate school exam or once you start your second job it becomes a little outdated. But otherwise, you leave it on. Interviewing for your second job after college it is still fair game and could be a major signal you are a solid candidate. This is especially true if you didn’t go to a top 5 undergrad.

 

I go to a non-target and put my SAT (1540) on my resume, and I believe it only helps. It covers me in case my interviewer thinks I'm a retard for going to a non-target instead of an Ivy. Seems that Wall Street in general always likes to see people's SAT scores for general aptitude purposes. I know I've been asked it in many applications and have sometimes gotten compliments on my SAT/ACT scores in interviews. I would say it doesn't really matter if you go to a universal target/Ivy because they assume you're smart since you were able to get through the competitive admissions process. If they doubt the rigor of a non-target school though and think getting a high GPA is meaningless there, then good SAT can bridge the gap of perceived intelligence. I would put the perfect SAT though if you have one regardless of if you're a target or non-target. Either way SAT/ACT scores on resume will never land you an interview or move you on/get the offer, so I wouldn't stress too much about it.

 

I’m 26 with 4 years of work experience over two jobs and I still keep it on. I agree that it should be irrelevant by now, but I went to a nontarget and have a near-perfect score, so I’ll take anything to keep standing out.

I recently had a hedge fund ask me to prove my SAT score for a post-PE job (as in, go dig up my college board credentials and prove it)… it might be worthless if you’re in something like sales or corporate functions, but on the buyside, people care… at least through junior-mid levels

 

A lot of posters are retarded here.

I think there is absolutely 0 cost and all benefit to keeping your perfect SAT score on your resume until post-MBA age (~6 years experience)

Even after that, I am inclined to think there is little if any cost to keeping it on, as long as it doesn't take up any extra space (i.e. same line as your degree like, Bachelor of Arts in XYZ {SAT: 2400)). There will be a person or two who might have disparaging thoughts at age 30+ if they see it (i.e. "grow up the SAT doesn't matter"), but as long as your other achievements speak loud enough, then rest assured that person is probably thinking that because their SAT wasn't nearly as impressive. 

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If that's the most impressive thing on your resume then go ahead and leave it on, but I'd seriously question why you feel the need to leave it on there. This may be my personal bias but I can think of one instance where a person had left their perfect GMAT on their resume and in spite of how impressive they were on paper I wouldn't have hired them for personality reasons. At this point, I've only left my degree distinctions/fellowships on my resume, but then again I went to the "right institutions" for which academic and test scores had to be top of the curve anyways. 

 

I have a small "test scores" section where I put both my SAT and GRE scores (both 99.99%ile scores), and have gotten some positive comments on them from top companies. I don't think it's that "cringe" unless you make it, like, the main focus of your resume lol. I missed a perfect score on the SAT by 20 points (2380) cause of the stupid essay section, and yes, I'm still very salty about it.

BTW I was also specifically asked about my test scores when I applied to Bridgewater

 

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