<p>Should I retake it? I'm shooting for a perfect score, but that's as much for my personal desire to ace the test as it is for top colleges. I don't want to sound pretentious or anything here and would like honest responses. :)</p>
<p>CR: 80
WR: 80 (10 essay)
M: 76</p>
<p>If you have that much money to waste, and really want to get a perfect, go right ahead. However, it won’t help you gain admission anywhere.</p>
<p>don’t be obnoxious</p>
<p>From a parent who just finished this process…my advice is take that score and spend the rest of the time writing AMAZING essays, get your EC’s in order and make them look amazing, and make sure your recommendations are excellent.<br>
That score allows you to apply ANYWHERE but that alone (or even a perfect 2400) will not get you accepted EVERYWHERE. IMO, I think one sitting with a 2360 is better than a 2400 superscore. Good luck with your college app process, it’s a long emotional ride!</p>
<p>Why? o_O</p>
<p>Waste of time and money</p>
<p>Uhhh…Seriously? Don’t place a high value on a single test score. You did great! And even the Ivies regularly reject perfect 2400s, so needless to say, they dislike kids who are “too perfect.”</p>
<p>i think they know that sat scores r also based on which month you take it. if you can get a 2360, they’ll b like, okay, this kid’s in the 2300-2400 range. they already know you’re capable of getting a perfect score.</p>
<p>Applying to college really is a ****show nowadays, innit?</p>
<p>Lol @ this so hard. I think you should know if you want to retake it or not. It’s a 2360… I doubt that 40 points will make a huge difference, especially if you’re so close to full score.</p>
<p>Take a look at the acceptance threads. Look at how many 2380s and 2400s were rejected and waitlisted yesterday. Don’t do it. Agree with funny1. You need to work on your essays and your gpa. Forget the SAT.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the input. </p>
<p>But if I were to take it again and get an 800 on math, wouldn’t my superscore be a 2400? I read that Harvard and Stanford, among other colleges, generally superscore, and I thought that it wouldn’t hurt to try for a 2400 superscore, if not a 2400 on my second shot. </p>
<p>I understand that a test score is not part of the whole application, but that was just my reasoning. I know that 40 points is not a big difference, but the fact is that a perfect score can’t hurt. And this time, I won’t be studying as much, allowing me to work on my essays and maintaining my gpa, like everyone suggested.</p>
<p>Your opinions would be appreciated.</p>
<p>no, do not retake. it makes it look like you’re working hard to purposefully get a 2400, and that does diminish the value of your score. leave it and move on to focus on the other aspects of your life. dignified says it perfectly: look at the acceptance threads, and you can see how 2400 is not something magical, nor do any college deem it a huge achievement compared to 2360.</p>
<p>Don’t retake.</p>
<p>Alright, thanks everyone! I’ve decided not to retake the SAT and focus on getting a good ACT score instead. The required state administration is in a few weeks and I really gotta work on the science section. :)</p>
<p>You still are not getting it. You do NOT need to take anymore tests. Even if you get a perfect score on the ACT it will make no difference. You have the first part nailed. Move on and concentrate on the rest. The top schools want MORE than just numbers, they want amazing people, this is the hardest challenge to show on paper.</p>
<p>I got 2380 my first time and there is absolutely no way I’d retake it, despite knowing that I can at least get 800 Math. </p>
<p>Not worth the money or the stress. If any college is going to reject me because I miscalculated one problem and wrote a mediocre essay I probably wouldn’t want to be there anyways.</p>
<p>However, if you really love taking SATs and money is no issue for you I guess you can go ahead.</p>
<p>R U CRAZY. I would be keeping that score if I was you.</p>
<p>A 2380 is fantastic, congrats!
Yeah, I’ve decided not to. There’s no guarantee that I’ll even score better this time, anyway, so like you all said, it’s a better idea to focus on other things.</p>
<p>Colleges don’t really see much of a difference between a 2360 and a 2400. It would probably look obsessive to colleges if you took it again. The chance that you would do worse next sitting is probably higher and you would have to waste time practicing.</p>
<p>no, no, no</p>