<p>Is there a point on the SAT I score such that any score above it might slightly improve one's chances, but not enough to go through the bother of a re-take? In your opinion what would that point be?</p>
<p>Also, how much difference is there really between a 790 and and 800 in the Chemistry and Physics SAT 2 subject tests? </p>
<p>(And yes, I am aware that the numerical answer to that is 10, before someone makes that intelligent observation).</p>
<p>I say anything after a 2250 or even a 2200 is enough. some might try to retake it after that point but there’s really no reason. But if you ever get a 2300 then please for crying out loud do not take it over because that then would definetly be a waste of time.</p>
<p>So to sum it up (because it sounds a bit vague ) I’m saying if you get between 2200-2250 then its your decision to retake it. it’s a flip of a coin for that one, not good and not bad either. But if you get from 2270-2300+ then there is absolutely no reason to retake it. there’s hardly any chance that you’ll improve anyway and a 2300 is as good as a 2400, it shows that you can get a good score (good enough for ivies) but you have a limit. As for the subject test, its the same thing (You can get a good score but have a limit). </p>
<p>i hope this helped :)</p>
<p>It depends. I don’t believe that colleges will look at 2300 and 2400 exactly the same, although I don’t think it’s the most significant part of the app either.</p>
<p>I would judge by how much you stand to gain from a retake. If you have a 2250 with 800/650/800, then retaking would be a good idea because you have a lot to gain from superscoring. If you have a 2250 with 750/750/750, you probably will have more difficulty raising that score as much. Not that a 750/750/750 shouldn’t be retaken, just trying to illustrate that the necessity of retaking with a certain composite score isn’t absolute.</p>
<p>Virtually no difference between 790 and 800 in subject tests or SAT I.</p>
<p>I have a 2280
800 - CR
780 - W
700 - M</p>
<p>I know I can do better on Math, on all of the practice tests I did I got 750+.
Would you consider it a waste of time since I already have a 2280 even though my math score is significantly lower?</p>
<p>^ @adcde if this is your first or second time taking the SAT then I say study math and retake it cause if you think you could do better than you probbaly will. But if this is like your 5th time or 6th taking it then don’t bother. And plus if you don’t increase your score if fine the way it is :)</p>
<p>I scored 2310 the first time.
800 M
790 W
720 CR</p>
<p>I felt that my CR was too low. I wanted >750. So I retook.
I got 2360 with 800 CR. I’d like to think I made the right choice.</p>
<p>2310 isn’t terribly high, and neither is 720. As long as you don’t pull something like my friend (retook at 2390, got 2400, got rejected from everywhere), you’ll be fine. I’d say take a look at the individual constituents, and judge if those are satisfactory. Since 800,800,700 is not as impressive as 800,750,750. You don’t want to lag in any one subject area.</p>
<p>Thanks for all those responses :)</p>
<p>What do colleges generally consider - super scores or single sitting scores? My math and CR scores were fine, but I have a 710 in writing which can certainly improve with a retake. But there’s always the possibility of my math/CR dropping. </p>
<p>So basically, if super scores are given any weight at all, I suppose a retake might be worth the effort. If they’re not, then its hit and miss to expect to do better on writing while maintaining the other two sections this time around.</p>
<p>@contradict- I think single sitting scores are better… I say you retake if yoou think you can improve on writing.</p>
<p>@Knuffles- you did the right thing, your friend on the other hand just showed colleges that she wants to be perfect at everything and that’s probbaly not what they are looking for. i feel bad she got rejected everywhere.</p>
<p>@contradict- some colleges don’t super score (from when u was looking, more used single-sittings way more than supers) so I’d recommend being prepared to hVe your single-sitting score looked at much more than super scores</p>