<p>So I took the March SAT as my first SAT after taking the ACT in December. </p>
<p>On the DEC ACT I got the following scores:
Eng - 28
Math - 33
Reading - 29
Science - 35
Essay - 10
Composite - 31</p>
<p>On the MAR SAT I got the following scores:
CR 740
Math 680
Writing 670
MC 63
Essay 10</p>
<p>I have already signed up for the APR ACT, as I calculated that a 1-pt increase in any subsection will boost my composite to a 32, which sounds nicer IMO than a 31. </p>
<p>My question is should I take the SAT a second time in May? I did 0 prep for March and ended up with a 2090 -- I'm willing to put in a couple hours of prep if it could boost my SAT. The schools I am looking at range from Northwestern/Carnegie Mellon as reaches to Boston University/Northeastern/UPittsburgh/UMaryland as matches to UMass/UNH/UConn as safeties. </p>
<p>And if you do recommend me retaking it -- can you link me to any short, succinct resources that will help me boost my math/writing sections? </p>
<p>Thanks so much for any input. </p>
<p>Andrew</p>
<p>My DD got 2090 in Dec first attempt which was much lower than her practice scores. So she re-take it in Match and got 2230 this morning. She is still not happy about it but she got pretty good ACT scores today, so she is not going to retake it again.
If this is your first attempt or if it is lower than your expected range, sure you should retake it. Not that the score is bad, but if you can do better, why not?</p>
<p>Thanks for the response. </p>
<p>Your daughter really was not content with a 2230?!? That seems ludicrous – that score is good enough for essentially anywhere. </p>
<p>I didn’t have a number I wanted coming in, so I don’t know if I over/underachieved or anything this time. Leaning towards taking it a second and hopefully final time in May. </p>
<p>Anyone have recs on quick/straightforward resources on grammar rules?</p>
<p>She did many practices tests (I guess over 20) from all the books available in the library. Her practice scores in the last month before the test were consistently over 2300, so she was aiming for 2300. Anyway, the key point is to do more timed practice tests and know your expected score range. Then, it is an easy decision whether you should retake it or not. Also, retake it when you are thoroughly practices (when you reach a steady level). You really don’t want to re-take it too many times.</p>
<p>Depends entirely on where you’re planning to go to college. For many colleges, a 2090 is extremely good, while for other colleges (<10% acceptance rates), it’s not so impressive.</p>