<p>hello everyone, i had a question about how universities view multiple sat sittings. the first time i took it i got 690CR 800Math 770Writing, and then i retook it a few months later for a 800CR 760Math 800Writing. I pretty much screwed up in math. Anyway, I know the composite score for that one sitting is already pretty good, but how much does a cumulative 2400 actually count in the eyes of admissions officers? Do they actually take the highest of each section or will they still be like "ehh. nothing super special". </p>
<p>I'm aiming to apply for stanford SCEA, harvard, princeton, MIT, caltech. How they view SATs?</p>
<p>Almost all of the colleges you list say somewhere on their website that they combine scores from sittings. </p>
<p>If you're asking for your chances, a perfect 2400 will be very helpful if you've got other stuff going for you (GREAT ECs, etc) but WILL NOT be the thing that gets you in. It will likely be the thing that * pushes * you in.</p>
<p>yeah i'm not asking for my chances. i'm just wondering if a cumulative 2400 means much</p>
<p>Colleges don't care how you get the 2400.</p>
<p>from the results I've been getting, I would say take it till you're satisfied</p>
<p>a perfect 2400 is nice, but isnt a ticket to college. You must show them that you are as diverse as you are academically brilliant. this is a very crucial mistake many students make, thinking that a good SAT score will see them through the college of their choice.</p>
<p>Dont worry about it in any case, if you have a strong EC and GPA, i dont see the need to take the SAT again. And even if the college takes the score of each sitting separately at 2360 is pretty good.</p>
<p>Lots of people are getting rejected with perfect 2400s, 4.0 gpas uw. You need a hook and something that makes you special, like cloning fruit flies for example. I think I should have tried that, maybe I would have had better luck, if I had done that.</p>