<p>Would a 2250 or so be significantly better than a 2200 for merit aid/ scholarships?</p>
<p>if you can get it up I don’t see why not go ahead and go for it</p>
<p>Oh I don’t know…</p>
<p>“Let me see… this person has all the stuff we need for scholarships… but he has 2200. Fail.”
“Sir, we got an update! This person actually 2250!”
“My god, that is AMAZING. FULL RIDE ASAP!!!”</p>
<p>i’m talking more about merit aid; i.e. how much more money would the 2250 get than a 2200?</p>
<p>LOL @ Ray’s comment</p>
<p>so is there no reason for me to retake the sat?</p>
<p>Unless you are sure that you can make a huge improvement (like 2300+), you really shouldn’t retake. I’m sure that there is still a difference, however little, between a high score and a near perfect score. If there is nothing better to do during your free time, by all means study for it. Just make sure you don’t miss out on anything important for the sake of a higher SAT score. I’m sure that every little bit helps, but don’t stress out too much about it.</p>
<p>What harvard1009 said.
If the 2200 is a 800 630 770 (like what I got), retake it (assuming you can get the 630 to a 700 for a 2270ish)</p>
<p>If the 2200 is a more even distribution it’s much trickier</p>
<p>well it was a 750w 760cr 690m, so does that math warrant a retake?</p>
<p>It depends on your potential. If you routinely knock off 750’s or 770’s on practice tests, go for it. If the 690 accurately reflects your ability, chances are you’re not going to see major improvement.</p>
<p>It also depends on what you want to study. If you want to major in math at MIT, then you need a higher score. If you plan on studying English literature, your math score isn’t going to matter very much.</p>
<p>Although I am not brilliant in math, I would like to have good secure job opportunities after college and it seems that for most high-in-demand jobs math is required. I could not see a degree in English Literature lining me up for many promising career choices besides teaching after 8 more years of graduate school, I wish that is not how it was because I love cr and stuff but it seems that how the world is set tup. Correct me if i am mistaken</p>
<p>For merit aid/scholarships, I think it really depends on the schools you’re looking at. Sometimes schools have individual guidelines about scores so that it’s definitely in your best interest to get above a certain score. For example at Rutgers a person in the top 5% of their class with a 1500+ M/CR sat score is eligible for a full ride, as opposed to the person with 1400something that would just get 10k… big difference. But lots of schools don’t factor sat scores into scholarships that much, so you might just want to research things like that for where you want to go.</p>