<p>At this point I have a 2270 SAT
800 CR
740 M
730 W</p>
<p>My goal at the present is to get into Stanford and/or Princeton, and I need very high test scores because my ECs are average and my Class Rank and Unweighted GPA are significantly below average. Weighted GPA, Schedule Strength, and AP exams are pluses. Hopefully Essays will be plusses too.
I have the SAT IIs in World History, Lit, and Bio on June 2nd. I wanted to take these subjects because they are different from the AP exams I took.
Should I
Take the ACT?
Retake the SAT?
Take the SAT IIs I feel I would have the best score on?</p>
<p>You may want to just take the SAT II Math 2/C and try to get an 800 on that. It's very doable, but it'll show that you know harder math material than what the reasoning test covers. In addition, doing well on the ACT won't hurt either. If you could pull off a better ACT score than your SAT-equivalent, a 35 or a 36, then it'll work to your advantage.</p>
<p>Take the ACT?
Women tend to do better on the ACT, men on the SAT. Take that as you will. However, if you have the financial means to do so, it certainly won't hurt you and you might find you do better on it.</p>
<p>Retake the SAT?
Realistically, you don't really need to. You're about in the range of both the schools you listed. HOWEVER, that being said, certainly retake it if you have the financial means (like I said for the ACT). Twice is just fine- once you start taking it 3, 4 times, it's a wee bit out of hand.</p>
<p>Take the SAT IIs I feel I would have the best score on?
Yes. However, if you really feel prepared in those other three subjects, that's fine. Having taken the SAT II Bio, though, I can tell you that it's going to be rather difficult without the AP course. The benefit of taking the SAT II of the AP tests you take is that if you do poorly (relatively speaking) on one, you have the other to balance it out. For example, I got a 5 on the AP Bio test, but then was on three cold medicines for my SAT II and ended up with a 740. I would only recommend taking an SAT II in a non-AP class if you're extremely comfortable with the material.</p>
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