HELP!! Should I retake SAT II in Jan.?

Applying to College
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<p>Hi everyone, I've also posted this thread at SAT/ACT section, and I'm desperately seeking some help...so here goes...I'm an international student from China applying for American universities. I've just received my Dec SAT II scores. Here's some relevant sats:
Dec scores:
Math Level 2: 800
Physics: 710</p>

<p>Colleges I'm applying to:
Cornell
Brown
Northwestern
WashU in SL
Tufts
UVa
U Michigan Ann Arbor
USC
U Illinois Urbana-Champaign
U Washington Seatle</p>

<p>...and Harvard & UPenn...I didn't put them up there cuz they're like, far reach schools...I'm not expecting too much, just give it a shot...</p>

<p>Most Chinese applicants (esp international Chinese applicants) score triple 800 in Math, Physics and Chem, and as far as I know, I'm competing against them and the rest in the international pool.</p>

<p>I know, I totally screwed my Physics test that day...I haven't studied Physics for more than a year by then and I had a major must-avoid-on-test-day blunder that day...I think if I take it again, I would definately do better, maybe around 780. </p>

<p>And if I submit my Dec scores, the Physics part would clearly be a huge disadvantage...perhaps suicidal, since it contradicts the grades on my high school transcript (which mostly are pretty high)</p>

<p>So my question is, should I retake SAT II in Jan? I checked all my colleges' website, and all of them say "the last acceptable test day is January 2010, however we strongly recommend you finish all your tests by Dec".</p>

<p>If, say, I will retake them in Jan., should I send my Dec. SAT II scores now (to make it to the deadline) and send new scores when they come out in Jan., or, can I choose to send my better score in jan. along with Math score in Dec. when Jan. test scores are available? Would the latter way jeopardize my whole application (like, they won't view your whole app until all the required files are in)?</p>

<p>And lastly, for those colleges that don't require SAT II (some say "recommended", others "consider if submit"), should I send only my Math Level 2, or should I not submit at all?</p>

<p>Phew...a lot of questions...
So thanks for anyone who is still reading my post, and please, please reply!! Thanks!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>Definitely send in your math subject test score. An 800 is always a good thing to have.
A 710 isn’t great, but it’s not absolutely horrible either. At least it’s above average. Retake if you want, but don’t panic too much over this. Some schools will give you a place where you can explain the physics score, if you want, but it’s not that necessary. Anything above a 700 is okay in my opinion.</p>

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<p>If you can retake them in Jan, then I don’t see a problem… but if you can’t I don’t think 710 is a bad score. You might have to work harder on the rest of your application I guess.</p>

<p>I got the same scores, but in the reverse order (Ph800 and Math710)… at first I thought I’d retake the test, but I can’t because I have a compulsory school exam on the very same day.
So if your situation isn’t like mine, then I think you can take a retest… and using score choice will not jeopardise your application.</p>