2200's Not Good Enough?

Test Preparation
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<p>What else will your application have besides those test scores? That's a question to consider.</p>

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<p>For HYPS, nothing can make you a sure-fire admit. If you feel you can do better, try your hand at the test once more. 2230 is a great score, although it's arguably "inflated" by that 800 in writing. It must be admitted that you got above 700 in everything so that's a plus. It comes down to this, how much time do you have? If the answer to the first is a lot, you should retake, despite how much better you feel you can do. Also, if you feel you can do better, as I said before, retake. Your score is competitive, don't let anyone tell you it's not, but just make sure it represents your true potential! Congrats on the score again!</p>

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<p><a href="http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=757&profileId=6%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=757&profileId=6&lt;/a>
I agree with TokenAdult about the average SAT thing, I did not actually think of that, silly me! The OP's scores are in range.</p>

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<p>oh man. now im getting kinda freaked out. i've got a 2240 (780 math, 740 critical and 720 writing). do i need to take it again?</p>

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i've got a 2240 (780 math, 740 critical and 720 writing). do i need to take it again?

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<p>Same question-in-reply-to-a-question as to the OP: what will your application have making it stand out besides test scores? (And, for both of you, just where do you want to go to college?)</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/highered/ra/sat/SATPercentileRanksCompositeCR_M_W.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/highered/ra/sat/SATPercentileRanksCompositeCR_M_W.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>"Would you say it's good enough for brown, dartmouth, upenn, pomona, or Northwestern?"</p>

<p>My daughter had a 2290 SAT and 35 ACT. She got in at Pomona but not at Brown. Clearly, there's a lot more to the selection process than simply test scores.</p>

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<p>thanks guys but i know my scores are in range according to the common data sets but what I fear is that students that this data consists of are in the high end of one ection and potentially the low end of another while I am in the low end of both. that SAT score is after two sittings does it look bad to take it a third time? Also if i take the act and get a 33 or above could that in some way safeguard my SAT score</p>

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<p>I would say 34+ ACT safeguards your SAT score. I would advise, if you really want to see a big increase in less time, take the SAT again. Taking the ACT's is like learning a new test. Take the SATs, remember schools superscore, and try to get 2300+. 2200 is a great score, competitive, but nothing special in a highly competitive pool. If you rely on your scores alone, get 2350+, however if you have a high GPA (3.8+ UW) aim for 2250+. Look, you are obviously bright, and you should know how much you can get out of retaking. Just remember, if you retake with the SAT's this should be your last time.</p>

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<p>thanks fred well i've also taken the acts twice and i got a 32 both times without much studying so if i study up hopefully i'll be able to get a 34+ in june and if not then i think i'll retake the sats in october after i've sent in my scores to schools and if they increase then i'll send those scores too</p>

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<p>yah....for ivies, you never know. two people from my school (top 10) got into stanford with a 2220. one of them also got into MIT.</p>