<p>Thanks for your suggestions!</p>
<p>I just thought my reading score looked really low compared to my math and writing scores.</p>
<p>millcreek, TAKE IT AGAIN. The higher your scores go, the more likely you are to be admitted. It's not a guarantee, but the closer to 2400, the higher the chances go. And since you've only taken it once, it isn't too much extra work to take it once more.</p>
<p>What the **** are you smoking hyperpuritan??? I don't think you're taking into account the psychological impact/toll that prepping for the SAT and then finally testing for 5+ hours on a Saturday morning has on a person. On top of all that, there's the burden of knowing that you have virtually no room for error if you want to improve upon a score of 2310.</p>
<p>Good riddance...a score of 2400 will not be viewed differently at ALL from a 2310. I heard that scores of 2250+ are placed virtually in the same range and its the other stuff like gardes/recs/course load/EC'S that will make or break you for Ivy admissions.</p>
<p>Yeah, millcreek, don't get worried !!! 2310 on the SAT I is really fabulous, therefore I don't think it's necessary to retake it ( the thought of preparing for it again n sitting in the suffocating test centre for more than 3 hours scare everyone ). But as a a host of dudes has mentioned above, to win admission to Ivy Leagues, you need many other great things such as nice ecs, decent essays, recs... Take a look at Ivy League board, you willl see many guys with absolutely great SAT got rejected by HYP while some guys with good SAT ( 2100+) got accepted !!!</p>
<p>Maybe 2310 is enough if you ED. ED is alledgedly worth 250 points so your 2310 becomes a 2560.</p>
<p>To be a contender in the Ivies, you need SAT scores in the 700s, which you have. Sorry to burst everyone's competitive bubble, but to most Ivies, a 710 is as good as a 800. </p>
<p>Once you hit that SAT limit, though, your grades had better be excellent. ECs have to be ambitious and diverse (but not scattered). Multiple leadership roles are key. You need to have some experience or angle that distinguishes you from all other applicants. If your school ranks, you'd better be in the top 5. SAT II scores should be high as well, so I suggest you concentrate on them rather than on re-taking the SAT I.</p>
<p>Even with perfect scores, you can be rejected. That's the way it goes.</p>
<p>To the OP, most people here are either telling you not to retake or are being sarcastic. But like I said before, there is nothing wrong with retaking a 2310. Colleges take your highest composite, so it definitely cannot hurt you. Therefore, if you KNOW that you can score better by retaking, by all means do so. There is no absolute answer to your question.</p>
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Good riddance...a score of 2400 will not be viewed differently at ALL from a 2310.
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Unfortunately, this is not true at all.</p>
<p>i think this thread should be attached to the OP's app for each ivy he applies to</p>
<p>you need 2500</p>
<p>I agree with momwaitingfornew. I got a 2090 on my SAT and got into Harvard, Stanford and Dartmouth because of essays, ec's and interviews. Scores aren't everything, take it once more to see if you get higher but don't stress.</p>
<p>Tarun, are you URM, legacy, big donor, athlete, or have accomplished something huge?</p>
<p>I guess belonging to the Sikh religion makes me a minority but it is the 5th biggest religion in the world. I have no legacy, I am a first generation US citizen. My parents have not donated to any college/universtiy. I played varsity tennis but I'm not attention worthy for it at all. I did organize a fundraiser for Katrina victims and was state champion in a category for speech and debate but nothing too special.</p>
<p>My highest composite SAT score was 2050 and I got into Princeton, Dartmouth, Cornell, Williams College, Amherst College, NYU, and several others. Clearly, scores are not the sole indicators of success in college admissions. Like other posters have emphasized before, many other factors play important roles such as one's personal essay, academic record, extra-curricular involvement, achievements, honors/awards, interview, and overall personal qualities as demonstrated in most of the above categories and several others. I won't lie though; having a good SAT score is important, but it's not the only factor. Many perfect scorers get rejected b/c they may be less-than-perfect in the personal qualities a university seeks.</p>
<p>For the OP: As far as retaking goes, go for it! If you think you can increase your other scores, and if you're willing to work for it, why not? Colleges do accept applicants' highest composite scores, so it cannot hurt or count against you if any of your scores drop. Good luck to you! </p>
<p>And I hope many of the posters on this thread will let go of the stubborn notion that SAT scores alone dictate an applicant's fate in Ivy League admissions! ;)</p>
<p>APDoolittle, I couldn't agree with you more.</p>
<p>2310 good enough? Are you kidding? Even a 2400 only has a .00000000000000000000000000000 . . . 1 percent chance of acceptance to any school. You're lucky if that gets you into a community college. I'd improve that score quickly if I were you, or college in general will be a reach. :)</p>
<p>On a more serious note, you don't need to take it again, 2310 is in the 75 percentile for most top colleges, and if you REALLY want to take it again it won't hurt.</p>