<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>I took the January SAT and didn't do too well on the CR section, so my breakdown is: 740M, 690CR, and 770W (10 Essay), which is 2200 total.</p>
<p>If I'm applying to colleges such as UChicago, UVirginia, WashU, Northwestern, and Duke, should I retake my SATs, or instead should I put that effort into getting 5s on AP exams and 750+ scores on subject tests?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot</p>
<p>Your SAT is absolutely fine. Keep your grades up in school and nail your APs/subject tests. Your SAT shows you're in the top 1% in the nation -- anything more isn't really required.</p>
<p>Check out the common data sets for your schools. Chances go way up with higher scores.</p>
<p>Hi! I got a similar score on the January SAT: 2200 (760M, 750CR, 690W [10 essay]).</p>
<p>I wouldn't worry about it too much. I don't think I'm going to retake mine.</p>
<p>Kevmus, you have a very different 2200 than the OP. Most top schools don't use the writing score, so you have a 1510/1600, above median at almost all schools. The OP has 1430/1600, below median at most top schools. Huge difference.</p>
<p>Still, hmom5, I think that the OP's time would be better used by doing better on SAT2s and APs. </p>
<p>Once the OP does well on those, then redoing the SAT might not be that bad of an idea. It isn't urgent by any means, however.</p>
<p>@ hmom : is a 1460/1600 within the median range for the ivies??</p>
<p>Kevmus, you're a URM with a 1510, what you need to do to get into a top school and what the OP needs to do are two very different things.</p>
<p>Vandit, a 1460 is a tad below median at mid range ivies. Last year Dartmouth's median scores were 730CR and740M.</p>
<p>@ hmom : is 1460 too weak for Wharton.? i have a pretty reasonable shot otherwise but I am praying that my sat's don't pull me down..</p>