As the title says, I got a 2290 on the SAT I November test (790 Reading, 770 Math, 730 writing). I am a member of the class of 2017, and I want to know if it would make a difference to retake the test to bring my score up to a 2340+ for colleges such as Stanford, Harvard, Brown, etc. Would colleges like to see higher scores, or would it just be weird to retake a good score, especially a 3rd time.
Thanks
Oh also, i’m not sure if this matters, but I’m an asian male that wants to major in engineering… and i have an 800 math ii and 790 bio
You’re done with testing.
I wouldn’t bother. W is the least important of the three, after all.
@marvin100 : Having seen this over and over (writing SAT is the least important), and knowing that the colleges may or may not access a writing SAT essay at their choosing, where have you been able to glean that this is the case?
I don’t have a link handy (kinda busy) but it’s pretty common knowledge that about 50% of colleges say that they use the current writing section either “not at all” or “not very much.”
And that is interpreted as ‘do not use the current writing section GRADE’? I find that unfathomable. I always preferred to think it meant they don’t use the actual writing essay as content material they would review as part of the admissions review. (As in, they could read it if they wanted, but more than likely won’t, but the grade is a critical part of the overall. )
Thanks. I’ll look for a link.
Okaaay. Found a thread, and you, Marv, popped up in that one as well. The reading was interesting, and lead me to the Common Data Set for a school in which my child is interested.
That school lists that the essay is used for admissions, placement, advising and as a validity check on the application essay. That was unexpected.
Bump! Does anyone else have opinions?
Your test scores are great. Unless you go to graduate school, I wouldn’t worry about standardized testing again. Congrats.
Ok, let me put it a different way - if I did take it again, would colleges not like that? do I have anything to lose? and do i have anything to gain from getting a better score if cost isn’t an issue?
You have a good Saturday morning to lose and little to gain.