<p>yea, i would retake it.... if you want to get into a school like Washington State or something.... u better retake it. But, if you wanna settle for Devry, then 2350 should be sufficient.</p>
<p>(emphasis on the "should")</p>
<p>haha, canucksource, you really think he should get into Devry with a 2350? He needs at least 30 more points, and at least 100 more for Washington State.</p>
<p>it wouldn't make sense to retake your 2350, especially with what you got for each section. You would have to focus on all 3 sections and get none wrong.</p>
<p>I am trying to decide if you posted this to brag about your score or about your school.</p>
<p>yeah, what Chu said.</p>
<p>if it were 800 800 750 that'd be different...you'd only have to work on one section.</p>
<p>trying to improve by 10/20 pts on those sections without losing anyway would be very hard.</p>
<p>not really. for most people like you, 2350 would be nice, but some people like me and this guy have more rigorous standards. Good luck with getting a good score man!</p>
<p>More rigorous standards?</p>
<p>I respect rigor & discipline - that's key to getting a 2350. Anyone who is intelligent to score a 2350 should know that statistically there is no difference between 2350/2400. I also respect being well grounded. Being upset that your friends received 50 more points does not fall into that category.</p>
<p>Absolutely if you feel that you can do better
The exact same situation happened with me. I received 2350 (different distrubtion of scores from yours, though) and retook and received a 2390 (2400 combined though). If you know you can do better, by all means go for it!</p>
<p>Hikaru, you said:</p>
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**Murasaki-don't be a hypocrite</p>
<p>You call your own sat score low, but you say his is high.**
I agree with the quoted post although I would have put it in more gentle terms, but it is essentially true.
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Basically, accusing me of hypocrisy. Yet you also said:</p>
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Seriously. The people here are obsessed. Retaking excellent scores like 2200. Besides, it looks bad on teh college app. But teh best is when you retake and get lower. I laugh so hard when people get lower.
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not really. for most people like you, 2350 would be nice, but some people like me and this guy have more rigorous standards. Good luck with getting a good score man!
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I suggest you retake it. 2350 is a good score, but it is better if it is higher.
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<p>You called me a hypocrite, Hikaru, for saying someone had a high SAT, even though I said it was low for ivies, while I claimed that my own score that was higher was 'low', even though I expressely said I was speaking relatively.</p>
<p>Now, you claim 2350 should be retaken, after making a thread dedicated to laughing at people who retake scores as low as 2200? </p>
<p>You, my friend, are the hypocrite. Not only for contradicting one of your views, but for accusing me of hypocrisy (which I wasn't guilty of), while you engaged in it yourself. You're a double-hypocrite, a hypocrite in more than one sense of the word.</p>
<p>Murasaki - take a chill pill</p>
<p>I only suggested for him to retake since I feel he has great potential to score a perfect. Although I still think you shouldn't retake, I will admit my maturity varies from day to day if it makes you any happier.</p>
<p>Your maturity varies, eh? As does my level of chill. I'll just say my level of chill is directly proportional to your maturity, if you know what I mean.</p>
<p>I shall laugh when you retake and get a 2000. There is something called regression towards the mean. Even though you got a 2200 this time does not mean you will get the same next time or even higher if your actual mean is 2000. In just cases, additional testing will correct the average to teh true mean.</p>
<p>Mah predication for my fellow asian (unless he is japanese) truazn8948532
2400 (+50)</p>
<p>Mah prediction for murasaki
2000 (-200)</p>
<p>Dude. </p>
<p>2350 is a no-retake. You are done. Even if your friend got a 2360, and you retake and get a 2400...what does that prove? That you got 2, MAYBE 3 more questions right? Which proves....nothing. </p>
<p>Seriously, 2350 = 2400. But more importantly, 1550 = 1600. Sure, if your pride is so overinflated and you're so competitive that you NEED that four in the hundreds place and NEED to be one of the kids who received a 1600, by all means go for it. At this point it's not about proving that you're better than anybody else. At 2350, you're in the 99+ percentile, and you're automatically in with the rest of the super-elite. It makes no difference if you have a 2350, 2370, or a 2400. Once it passes a certain point, admissions will acknowledge "Yeah. 23blahblah, stellar SAT. Let's move on to ECs..." </p>
<p>Retake it if you had your heart set on the perfect score, or just can't stand the idea of being in any way inferior (however skewed that perception may be) to your friends. But in all honesty, it is in no way necessary and in none but the most extreme cases warranted.</p>
<p>Well, I am a bit like this guy in my opinion. I took a practice test in february and got around 2100 and I was satisfied, but then a friend of mine got a 2400. I always considered him inferior to me mentally and told myself that there is no way he could beat me. "Innate talent beats hardwork any day" was what I always told myself, but then this guy gets a 2400 and I realized that hardwork counts for something at lower levels so I decided to sit my ass down and do all the tests in teh blue book and on collegeboard online, which was intense hardwork. 4.5 hours x 14. Lost to him still by a bit and I feel terrible. I considered retaking for a while but I doubt i have teh endurance left. Another 4.5 hours on a saturday will just kill.</p>
<p>Retake!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>isn't the test 3 hours 45 minutes; not 4.5 hours.</p>
<p>2000-2100 is petty in front of 2350 but i was wondering if the princeton review tests reflect actual scores???</p>
<p>What have you got to lose?</p>
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I shall laugh when you retake and get a 2000. There is something called regression towards the mean. Even though you got a 2200 this time does not mean you will get the same next time or even higher if your actual mean is 2000. In just cases, additional testing will correct the average to teh true mean.</p>
<p>Mah predication for my fellow asian (unless he is japanese) truazn8948532
2400 (+50)</p>
<p>Mah prediction for murasaki
2000 (-200)
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<p>You're a pseudo-intellectual, you know that, right?</p>
<p>You make these statements as if I don't study in between these tests. I did WAY better on math and writing, which is what I need to improve on. I'm not just randomly taking the test, hoping my score increases.</p>
<p>"Oooh! I'm hikaru and I'm going to pretend I'm smart by looking down on Murasaki and blab about my regression to the mean, COMPLETELY NEGLECTING the fact that I don't even know if Murasaki was BELOW his mean when he got 2200, AND the fact that he's STUDIED between the tests."</p>
<p>This is how I see you.</p>
<p>I shall laugh at you when not only does my score increase, but you realize that I don't measure myself based on scores. There are things in my life more important than the SAT. I think any intelligence you might have is snuffed out by sheer arrogance.</p>
<p>Hey GUys</p>
<p>Just to inform you all, I've decided not to retake the test again. I guess my scores is enff and I've decided to use that (3.5?) hours to prepare for my ACT's next week! But one thing that does bother me is that i found out i got 3 wrong respectively on writing/verbal. This means that if i had gotten only 1 less wrong on each section, I definitely wudve gotten an 800 on both so... bummer =P but thx guys, in the end I don't think a 2350 is gonna break me.</p>
<p>Sorry, why are you doing ACT's when you've done SATs?</p>