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It depends on what the OP is capable of and what he/she is aiming for. If OP is really looking at Dartmouth, Bowdoin, and Middlebury, he/she should strongly consider retaking those SATs.</p>
<p>I would not want to go to a school that thinks it is capable of determining a student’s intelligence and character through unsubstantiated measures. And guess what? No schools are that foolish. The general trend is that the higher the grades and SAT score, the less fantastic an applicant’s subjective factors have to be in order to gain admissions. Those 2100 SAT scorers that get into Ivy League schools without a hook are rare exceptions and have truly extraordinary circumstances.</p>
<p>$45 is a small price to pay for a significant difference in admissions outcome. With that said, it IS a waste of time if OP isn’t capable of raising that SAT score past the 2200 mark.</p>