<p>Kriss -
the only reason you might want to retake is if the writing component was not up to your standands and you don't have an SAT II writing score.</p>
<p>All of you who got above a 2200 should think long and hard about retaking the test. Your SAT I scores are much more likely to go down than up according to all the College Board analyses. At some score level, I suspect that the Admissions Committees with characterize you as a score grubbing, compulsively competitive jerk who has nothing better to do with your time. It would be much better to spend your time making sure your extracurriculars will make you look extra special on the applications.</p>
<p>Absolutely Damaris, I couldn't agree with you more. I feel like I could do better, but I will be ashamed if I have become the type of person who retakes a 2260. It's just counter-productive, if a school would reject you with a 2250+, theyd reject you with a 2350 as well, at least I think</p>
<p>Zogoto - you already got RSI - anyone will take you. ;) Retaking the test with a score that high will only make you look more score-oriented. As McGann said of MIT admissions, once your score is above a certain point, you should be competitive and other factors will be considered. I'm sure other schools follow the same example.</p>
<p>Eh you are right Simfish but there are people that scored more than 150 pts lower than me on the PSAT that got 40 pts higher than me now. I was getting around 2330's on practice tests, and I can't believe I did so bad on the Writing section, which at times is even better than my math!</p>
<p>I would advise not taking it
your score is high
and colleges might use it against you because they might think all you want is the perfect score, and colleges hate that
So just stick with what I have
As long as all your other areas a strong, you'll get into top schools!</p>
<p>I heard only 120 kids got a perfect 2400 in the US!!! about 24 in California. </p>
<p>Its one thing if you want to retake a 2390, its another thing if you want to come on here and brag about it to others who mostly have the exact same score.</p>
<p>I'm totally not bragging. I am stressing out since I need to decide whether I want to retake SAT II's from May (if they turn out badly) or retake teh SAT I.</p>
<p>Someone that lives very close to me got a 2400.</p>
<p>Where do people get the idea that colleges hate when people strive for even better standardized test scores?</p>
<p>I think it's the opposite. I took the test, and got a decent score, but not great. Knowing I could do better, I debating if I should retake it and waste the time and money, and come to teh conclusion that a college, seeing only one SAT test, and that score being only okay, would conclude that that's the highest you could do and that you were happy with it - which isn't true.</p>
<p>Ehh I don't agree, I think not retaking it would proove that he is a rational human being. Also, it leaves them wondering that maybe he could have done better. If he retakes it and does worse/the same, he wont get the benefit of the doubt</p>
<p>I know someone who retook a 1590 (old test) who is very bright. She missed something on math and because she felt that it was her strong point, she took it again and she got a 1590, this time missing verbal. At her Harvard interview, the guy was very mean about her taking the 1590, and he tried to nail her for it. I mean the score is in the mid 1500's and thats an excellent score. They don't want to see those people who just want that perfect score and stop when they realize that their score is really outstanding</p>
<p>There is one more thing: I erased badly on one of the questions right? And I have a feeling it affected the scoring on at least that question (and maybe the one above it since it was a big blot on the page) and I don't remember for sure which section it was in, but I am pretty sure it was Writing since that is the only section I ever change any answers in, so I want to go for hand scoring. 2 things about this though: Will graders take the one that's actually bubbled rather than the one that's poorly erased? And my parents don't want to get hand scoring and would rather have me take it again since they are rather angry with me....hmmm</p>
<p>"They don't want to see those people who just want the perfect score and stop when they realize that their score is really outstanding"</p>
<p>Do you mean, "they don't want to see people who just want a perfect score, and don't stop retaking?" And would you consider a 2260 in the ballpark of scores that one should not retake?</p>
<p>honestly anything above 2100 does not need to be re-taken if you have the gpa and ec's to match.</p>
<p>I got a similar score (2280) and thought about retaking. I think you should wait till the percentiles come out, which would give you a better (clearer) picture of what the score means when compared to your peers (as in if 690 CR is not a high percentile, then I'll retake). But then I think:</p>
<p>Five hours...
Almost three movies...
Read a good small book or get deep into a long one...
Help out the community...
Hang out with friends...</p>
<p>...and thats not even the time it takes to prep.</p>
<p>I mean if you think you can improve significantly, go for it, but really... 2290 is a good score.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>Oh, Zogoto, time to get a better eraser. The same thing happened to me on a different test... such a big consequence for such an small thing.</p>
<p>What do you think is worse for an admission officer to see, a "6" on the SAT writing test (because I was on my first body paragraph when time was called) or five SAT I scores (taking five times) on the SAT report?? </p>
<p>Should I just write an application essay why I got a low score (with a more serious, significant theme)?</p>