<p>Frickin rediculous to do it again,adcoms will see you as a test grabbing whore. </p>
<p>Should you retake?
In a word, no.
Waste of time and money. </p>
<p>Once you’re in the 2300s it doesn’t really matter… It’s not worth the time or money to retake. (I got a 2320 too, and I’m not retaking)</p>
<p>I was in a similar situation - took the SAT at the end of sophomore year in June, didn’t study, got a 2310. I ended up retaking, just got my scores back, and I got the 2400 the second time. Honestly, it depends. Did you study for the 2320? If you did, I don’t think you’ll be able to raise your scores much. And so much depends on luck.</p>
<p>But it sounds to me like you were surprised - “I “somehow” got a 2320” - so I think you could get 2400. If all of your missed questions were stupid mistakes, that means that you’re smart enough. I guess it’s an evaluation of priorities; is it worth it to study just for those 80 points, or not? That’s up to you.</p>
<p>All I can say is that I retook, and didn’t regret it.</p>
<p>Don’t take it. You’ll look ridiculous to admissions folks.</p>
<p>You’re better off demonstrating you’re an interesting person who will add to the campus community, which you can do through activities, being interesting so teachers write you great letters of recommendation, and writing excellent essays.</p>
<p>For the record, DS had a 2320 SAT, 36 ACT, took no subject tests and was admitted to Columbia EA.</p>
<p>Once you are scoring over 2300, the odds of improving with a retake go down. For everyone like chloe314 who retakes and gets a 2400, there are many more who retake and do worse. This is what the College Board says:</p>
<p>"Score changes when students test again
Here are some general points about score change that may help you advise your students.</p>
<p>55 percent of juniors taking the test improved their scores as seniors.
35 percent had score drops.
10 percent had no change.
The higher a student’s scores as a junior, the more likely that student’s subsequent scores will drop.
The lower the initial scores, the more likely the scores will go up.
On average, juniors repeating the SAT as seniors improved their combined critical reading, mathematics, and writing scores by approximately 40 points.
About 1 in 25 gained 100 or more points on critical reading or mathematics, and about 1 in 90 lost 100 or more points." <a href=“Understanding SAT Scores – SAT Suite | College Board”>http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/sat-reasoning/scores/retake</a></p>
<p>My DD is a junior and got a 2340 in December. She got a 740 in math because she missed just two questions. She briefly thought about retaking then decided her time was better spent studying for her subject tests and AP exams, and working at her EC’s which she loves.</p>
<p>I would not recommend re-taking the exam. There is very little room for further improvement on that front, but a lot of room to drop. And the last thing you want to show schools you are applying to is a declining score.</p>
<p>Focus on ways to make your resume grow substantially. Having your GPA grow semester after semester is great. Increasing your extracurricular activities is also good. </p>
<p>When your SAT scores are that good, it is a waste of time to keep trying to squeeze out a few extra points there, when there are other areas that can better benefit from that time and effort.</p>
<p>Other than retaking it as a personal challenge, I can think of only one other valid reason – going after US Presidential Scholar distinction. IIRC, most state representatives have perfect or near perfect SAT scores. </p>
<p>Don’t do it. You may not be so lucky next time. A falling score is worse than holding onto what you have.</p>
<p>Aaaaaaaah wowow whoops
Forgot to reply when I actually checked this a few days back ;;
Thanks for all of the input! Yeah, after reading all of the responses here and talking over it with some of my classmates (the ones who aim for 2400s too) I’ve decided to just go with the 2320.
((Tbh I’m sorta annoyed now because one girl I know got a 2400 this time around, but she had about 200 points to aim for, and well, 80 points isn’t worth it as you guys have said.))
And to the people asking about why I’m taking the ACT: well, I thought it was sort of the normal thing to do? I didn’t realize a lot of people only took either the SAT or ACT. It just seemed like the thing to do, I’ve already paid, and the test is this weekend so it’s too late to back out now. Yup. Whoops.
((Also, thanks for the reminders to focus on other stuff! I think I’ve got that covered, though, I’ve been doing community service with one club since freshman year, and I’m part of a few other clubs. I’m president of the Anime Club, too, though I’m not sure how much colleges would value that club, haha. It’s really fun, though. I also have art to fill up my big passion/extracurricular, because, well, I’ve been doing that for more than a decade now and I’ve placed in some contests, so it should be fine. Sorry this turned into a braggy post ohgosh.))
Thank you for all the congratulations, too! (❁´▽`❁)<em>✲ﾟ</em></p>
<p>@studentY maybe a 36 on your ACT will make you feel better 
My D takes it this Saturday as well. Good luck!</p>
<p>Tell your mom that you have an equal chance of rejection at Harvard with either a 2400 or a 2340. Take a look at the stats of the rejections on the Harvard class of 2018 stats, 2017, 2016, etc. threads.</p>
<p>I normally am an advocate of spending more time on SAT OR (do not do both) ACT prep. However, in your case, I think your time is better spend on grades and other aspects, unless there is something huge you need to do to make up for some other weakness in your application. I can tell you that gaining an extra 80 points if you are going from a 2320, is likely going to be MUCH harder than achieving an 80 point score increase. Increasing your vocab will be especially time consuming. I’d take the score and run, unless your school needs to see two scores. I also agree that you shouldn’t have taken the ACT as well, but oh well :). </p>
<p>Colleges would view the scores the same. I wouldn’t retake it, but if you want to try to get 2400, even if it’s just for the bragging rights, go for it.</p>
<p>Um . . . humblebrag?!</p>
<p>No.</p>
<p>Here’s why: The SAT is luck to a certain degree.</p>
<p>There might be a math question you don’t know how to do. A confusing writing question. A vocabulary word you don’t know. You might make a stupid mistake. You might bubble in an answer incorrectly. </p>
<p>And that might happen several times. Your margin of error is extremely small when you’re scoring in the 2300’s. And it’s a 50 dollar test.</p>
<p>Yes, retake it. And once you get a 2400, keep retaking to prove your SAT prowess</p>
<p>@RishabC297 , Those 4800s are hard to come by.</p>
<p>@RishabC297 @IxnayBob I’ll be like my friend who got 4096 when she played 2048, hell yeah.
((Fun fact the farthest I’ve gotten on that is like. the 500s one. I have no idea how she made it to 4096.))</p>
<p>Depends on where you missed your 80 points, if it was in Math or Writing go for it but if it’s in Critical Reading then no. </p>