<p>I took the SAT for first time and got a 2120. I'm convinced its not enough, my parents and my gc dont want me taking it again. but it was my first time so if I want to take it again I should be able to. </p>
<p>Is this acceptable for cornell? btw the breakdown is M 690 and CR 720.
The Math is what upsets me lol. damn 10 points away.</p>
<p>I dont want these people to ruin my chances >.<</p>
<p>Cornell does accept students with a wide variety of SAT scores, but they usually have other significant factors that enhance the application. Depending on what program you want to apply to, you might want to reconsider retaking the test.</p>
<p>That's what i got, and i'm going to cornell next year. I don't think it could hurt to retake them, though...</p>
<p>that raises up my spirits lol. they dont understand it wouldnt hurt, they are convinced I will go down. I'll just end up signing up for it on my own but tell them its for an SAT II and when I get my better score I can laugh in their faces =P</p>
<p>If you study the sections you want to improve on, you will probably go up. I know I went up 120 points the second time I took the SAT.</p>
<p>I applied to Cornell and got wait listed this year. I took the SAT twice and raised my score on the second try (1540/2240). When my guidance counselor called the admissions office, they said my original score was a better indicator of how I would preform freshmen year, so they disregarded my higher score. I thought they considered the highest score from each section (at least that is what the website says), but apparently that's not necessarily true. Basically, you should retake it if you want, but don't be surprised if it doesn't affect anything :/</p>
<p>I would retake it. You don't want to have what ifs in the case that you don't get in.</p>
<p>now the question is how to take it without them knowing =p
actually one of my parents is apparently all for it, but he's the only one around me with the right viewpoint.</p>
<p>2120 is good enough</p>
<p>2120 is enough, but if it was your first time and you are confident you could do better, I see no reason as to why you wouldn't. If you can raise it a couple hundred it might give you the very slight edge you need: at a school like Cornell, you want this edge. Remember, though, that you don't need a perfect score or anything: these schools have wide ranges that they consider equivalent, and your score is most likely close to the highest tier.</p>
<p>Most people do considerably better their second time around: I've heard of people raising their scores by 400+ (good luck matching that improvement with a 2120, though! :)). I say go for it: now that you know what the test feels like, and maybe with some preparation, your score could be substantially higher. What's the harm in trying?</p>
<p>dfreenock, that's the first time I've heard of anything like that happening. From what I've learned on CC and from what I've seen on uni websites, they do take only your highest scores for each section. In fact I think after I applied, my online Cornell application page showed only my highest SAT section scores. I'm not entirely sure about this since I only did the SAT once, but I think that if you did do the SAT again after you applied and received a lower score on one of the sections, the score (for that section) on the application page would remain the same and not drop to your new lower score. If this has happened to someone here while applying, please comment.</p>
<p>I just can't understand why your parents (or one of them) wouldn't want you to retake it...especially since you seem so willing to dedicate the time to improving your score.</p>
<p>Yeah, I was really surprised when the admissions rep said my highest scores were discounted. Oh well.</p>
<p>remember, it looks even worse if you get around the same score or go down.</p>
<p>Why would the highest scores be discounted?</p>
<p>Take the ACT, you can choose which scores to send, take it as many times as you want and than send the highest one.</p>
<p>I thought they didn't cound writing...but your socres are about average for Cornell:</p>
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<p>I got into Cornell Arts and Sciences RD and I had a 2280 (740M, 740V, and 800W.) Even though those are good scores, I wish I re-took the SATs. It's not that big a deal, and if you already have good scores it can't hurt. Colleges put an odd emphasis on the SAT's -- a test that is significantly easier than high school level work (especially APs) and, after a certain point, is about little more than precision. So, since it apparently helps admissions officers sleep at night to admit kids with 770's instead of 740's, it's worth another try.</p>
<p>"I applied to Cornell and got wait listed this year. I took the SAT twice and raised my score on the second try (1540/2240). When my guidance counselor called the admissions office, they said my original score was a better indicator of how I would preform freshmen year, so they disregarded my higher score. I thought they considered the highest score from each section (at least that is what the website says), but apparently that's not necessarily true. Basically, you should retake it if you want, but don't be surprised if it doesn't affect anything :/"</p>
<p>Whoa, this really scares me. I did horrible on the first SAT, but got a 33 on the ACT. Now they strongly recommend 2 Subject tests, so I was going to study over the summer and retake it to look better.</p>