EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: SATII's= very so so-bad , SATI's = soso which do u retake?

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<p>Hey,
I'm a rising seanors... the reach schools I'm applying 2: Swarthmore, Yale, Stanford, Harvard (hmm I know a little iffy.. but i have great extracurriculars), Barnard, UCLA, berk
so my SAT II scores are pretty mediocre.
math IIc: 710
us history: 720
math I c: 700
litterature: 650</p>

<p>(Do colleges count the math1 c and the mathIIc or just one of them) </p>

<p>my Sat scores are decent
math: 700
cw: 740
writing: 700</p>

<p>However, I dont know what to spend more time on satII's or SatI's. There was another post about this , but it didn't go very deep into the subject, because a big concern for me is early decision and time. For example, if I took the SAT1 in October and SAtII's in november, will they get there on time? Will I have enough time to study if I want to take litterature, math 1c, and history over again... And how does my potential for improvement compare for satII's and satI's. I.e. I KNOW that I can do better on the writing section of the Sat1,, because i only missed 3 but I got an 8 on my essay. I missed 5 on the math section, and so improvement there looks rather dicey. However, with the SATII's I dont really know the subjects very well. I have not taken ap english, so litterature was dicey from the beginning. With math IIc.. I really want an 800.. but can I get it... and with history, I took the sat11 right before the AP, so chances are I'll have to review everything again... spend a lot of time.. and still not do better... AHHH I DONT KNOW.. and then another option is I can take the Frech SATII.. but we have a really bad teacher.. and I would have 2 spend the summmer hard core cramming.. BUT THEN WOULD I HAVE TIME 2 STUDY for the Sat1 if i hypothetically took satII's in October.</p>

<p>so.. amidst all the confusion.. 3 clear questions
1) Should I take the SAT1 or SatII is OCtober?
2) Which SATII's should I take in context of the schools I want to get into.
3) What should my goals be for the SAT1 and SATII's? </p>

<p>Thanks
I appreciate this help a lot,</p>

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<p>your scores are fine, don't retake any</p>

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<p>Call the schools and ask what the latest test dates they accept are.</p>

<p>I know for a fact that Yale can take the November date as the last one, I saw it in their application and brochure book.</p>

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<p>are you high?</p>

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<p>I would retake math 2c not 1c for schools like that and any other subject test you know you can do better in. And yes, while all of your scores are good, for schools like harvard, retake the new sat (I don't know when to though...)</p>

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<p>I'm tired of people posting with very decent SAT/SATII Scores and whining, complaining and asking for reassurance. This is getting ridiculous. And if you wanna take the test again, are you seriously going to do (or not do) so based on what someone says on this forum?</p>

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<p>I'm sorry if it sounds like I'm whining. However, in the pool that's applying to top tier schools, as you probably know, admissions is brutal. My objective is to do the best that's in my ability to make me look a good pick. I still have two more test dates. What should I do? And yes, if someone gives me an extremely sensical answer for why I should take one test before the other.. or why I have a better chance of improving my score with one.. I will take that into consideration.. I'm posting not because I need reassurance but because I need advice from people who have already gone through this process. There may have been a junior or senior out there.. that went through this same delemma last year.. that's the whole point of cc.. living vicariously through other people.. and being empathetic.. okay now things are getting sappy.. but please take this seriously .. thanks</p>

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<p>I would retake the sat in oct just to make sure.....in my opinion it's more important than the sat2's (i may also be wrong).....and you could also retake the sat2's that you want(definetly improve your mathII ;) ) in nov...I think most of the schools are going to accept them (I'm planning to retake my sat then so I do hope so)....</p>