Disappointingly low SAT score

Test Preparation
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I appeared for my SAT this December and received a disappointingly low score of 2080:
Math: 720
CR: 670
Writing: 690
MCQ: 72
Essay: 8</p>

<p>I had been aiming for a 2300+ score and so 2080 was quite demoralizing.
I have been working for the SAT since June 2012. When I started off I was getting around 2000-2100. By September i was getting 2100-2250.
In the last 2 months leading to the exam I did some really intensive Prep/Practice. I was scoring around 2300-2340 in the last 2-3 weeks.
I also had signed up for a Kaplan Online Course which offered 4 full length practice tests. I scored 1710, 1970, 2150, 2280. I also consistently scored 10 in the essay.</p>

<p>So you can probably understand the shock I got when I realized I had scored lesser than what I was scoring 6 months ago in June.
I'm thinking of reappearing in Jan 26th but I'm not very sure.
What could have gone wrong and when should I retake the SAT? </p>

<p>I tend to make a lot of silly errors. Like while writing the SAT, twice I caught myself circling B when i wanted to give C. In Maths particularly I flunk on the easy questions by doing something exceedingly stupid.</p>

<p>Personally I feel I'm fully capable of scoring 2300+ on the SAT. I'm rather good with Academics (3.8-4.0 GPA) and great at Maths and English.</p>

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<p>I think there is a lot of luck involved in getting those scores back. I was consistently getting between 2150 and 2250 on my practice tests with low scores in CR, mid scores in W, and high scores in Math (something like 680 CR, 730W, 790M). Then, when I took the real SAT, I got 2330: 800 CR, 800 W, 730 M. I was shocked that my low score was in math, and after not being able to break 750 in CR practice tests, the 800 was a shocker as well.</p>

<p>Don’t get hung up about one bad score. If you’re good at science and think the ACT might be better, go for it, but it sounds like you’ve already put a lot of work into the SAT. Try again, and hope for the best!</p>

<p>Good luck</p>