<p>I took the SAT 1 twice (1300 and 1470), and the SAT IIs once (740, 740, 670)</p>
<p>Hei. psquared </p>
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one is bad, b/c it could have been a fluke if it was really high or really low
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I took sat1 once: 740V &790M, sat2 once 730W 800M2 800phy
so what ya tellin' me? that i should've taken the sat1 again, just like that, to prove that i can do it again? i mean come on, these scores are supposed to be an indicator of something, not a random number, and even if they're not very good, no adcom will ever say "oh, look, he only took his sat once, we'll have to reject this insolent brat and teach him a lesson! what nerve!..." because the sat's are considered in the wider context of a student's academic background...</p>
<p>and by the way, i don't know **anybody<a href="except%20myself%20:D">/b</a> who scored more than he/she desirved (subjective, i know). less, yea, sure! but not more</p>
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i mean come on, these scores are supposed to be an indicator of something, not a random number
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<p>I don't want to start an argument, but you'll see - anyone who scores upto or higher than their expectations says that. Anyone who scores lower will say just the opposite. Its human nature to attempt anything again if it didnt go as planned on the first try, and to stop attempting if it went as planned (rather than do it again to be sure).</p>
<p>For example I got a 1250, and I know I can get way better. My friend, who I can proclaim to be a God of English, got a 560 on the writing. Everyone was like WTF?! But if I got 1600 or he got a 790, we'd never complain.</p>
<p>I believe in Murphy's law: "if anything can go wrong, it will"</p>
<p>And if you've taken thermodynamics, you'll know that entropy always increases, i.e. things don't suddenly assemble themselves. You can't get a great score unless you study or are brilliant, BUT you can get a bad score even if you studied or are otherwise brilliant.</p>
<p>See my point?</p>
<p>And one more example (:p) : in sampling theory and probability, the higher the # of samples, the more accurate a statistic is.</p>
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I took sat1 once: 740V &790M, sat2 once 730W 800M2 800phy
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<p>wahhh..
i have the same exact SATII's as you
800,800,730 (mathiic,phys,writing)
and really similiar SATI 10 points difference for each (750v,800m)</p>
<p>we could be like.... err... twins!!</p>
<p>i like your examples, they remind me of a physicist classmate who always talks about entropy at philosophy classes... :)</p>
<p>Yes, the more samples, the more accurate a statistic is, but sat is very different, cause the tests are given only a few times a year, and ppl have thoughts like "i have to do well this time, it's the last time" so the psychological factor is very important. this means that the "samples" themselves don't have the same importance, and so the whole accuracy think doesn't hold. And, anyway, this is why they don't just ask you ONE question, but 60 (?), to be sure to take probability into account...</p>
<p>anyway what i was saying is that it's really silly/stupid to say that it's mandatory to take the sat's at least twice. If you did less than expected, then trying it again could be great from a number of reasons: you get better acquainted with the test, you study, you learn to handle the specific format of the test better, etc. but if you had a good result, it's very awkward to try again only to be sure...
in my case, to be honest, i don't think it was luck, but the fact that i usually behave very well at contests... so trying the second time would be, as i said, of no significance...</p>
<p>anyway, still no examples of ppl who took more than expected. tons of "less",</p>
<p>booboocat: sure, i've always wanted a twin! :)</p>
<p>but, i suppose, if we would want to be fair, we should include everybody with similar scores with ours... and then i think we would be a BIG family :D</p>
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in my case, to be honest, i don't think it was luck
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No no, you got me wrong. I said precisely the same thing - that your great scores on ur first try are not because of 'luck' but because you were prepared and deserved the marks. I quote myself:
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You can't get a great score unless you study or are brilliant, BUT you can get a bad score even if you studied or are otherwise brilliant.
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I was talkin of those who might get an undeserved bad score. :)</p>
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<p>twice ... i'm really glad i did i went up 110 points</p>
<p>Just once</p>