<p>Everyone on here takes the SAT 3,4,even 5 times, but is it a bad thing to only take it once? I got a 2340 (740 CR) and I'm pretty satisfied with that and don't have a spare $50 to take it again....</p>
<p>Will colleges think I didn't try hard enough if I only take it once?</p>
<p>It is good enough. Focus on something else</p>
<p>Don’t over think it. That’s a great score for your first try. Now just focus on SAT IIs if you didn’t do that yet. Only take it again if you legitimately think that you can do better.</p>
<p>It’s even better that you only took it once to get such a great score! 2340 is amazing, and retaking to get a marginally better score wouldn’t make a substantial difference in college admissions at all. Focus on keeping your grades up and taking SATII’s. And congrats on a great score!</p>
<p>That’s a mighty fine score. If anything take the ACT.</p>
<p>“Should I retake a 2340?”</p>
<p>If you take it again colleges will think you are a try hard.</p>
<p>@tomatox1 well a 740 CR is 98th percentile instead of 99th lol and its less about the score and more about colleges thinking i don’t take it seriously since i just took it once.</p>
<p>They already know what they need to know about your abilities. The only true mysteries are the 2400s.</p>
<p>Hmm. Why are the 2400s “true mysteries”? I know at least one.</p>
<p>Genuine question – I’m wondering what you meant.</p>
<p>BTW, he would have taken the test again if he’d scored 2340, but not above 2370 or so, just because he felt he could get close to the max.</p>
<p>Assuming all 2400s didn’t miss any questions, would they all not miss any if the test had let’s say 5, 10, 15, or 20 more questions?</p>
<p>Hahahaha, you are totally fine. Some schools might even like that you took it only once. I stopped after my first time too, and I “only” got a 2260/1540. Any score above about a 2200/1500 will not hurt you no matter what. You are done with the SAT: Now focus on other aspects of your app. Good Luck!</p>
<p>No, actually colleges don’t like it if a student is taking the SAT more than 2 or at most 3 times. It makes it seem as if the student is focusing on just the SAT and nothing else. However, this also depends on the score. Colleges look at a 2400 the same as they look at a 2360. With a score like 2340, you aren’t far off, and it’s a fantastic score. If you decide you want to go through the grueling process again, you have to be certain that you can get a higher score.</p>
<p>“No, actually colleges don’t like it if a student is taking the SAT more than 2 or at most 3 times. It makes it seem as if the student is focusing on just the SAT and nothing else.”</p>
<p>Simply not true.</p>
<p>@J’adoube (chess player?)</p>
<p>Quote: “Assuming all 2400s didn’t miss any questions, would they all not miss any if the test had let’s say 5, 10, 15, or 20 more questions?”</p>
<p>You’re asking what is essentially a statistical question. If you think that the SAT folks know their stuff, then making the test longer shouldn’t significantly change anyone’s score. I suspect that having done this for many years, they are likely to be pretty good at it.</p>
<p>So, yes, the 2400s might miss 1 or 2, and drop to 2380 (say), but that’s it. Statistically 2380-2400 are probably equivalent.</p>
<p>If you think you can get 2400, take it again. 2400 and 2340 will have almost no effect on admission, but 2400 just seems amazing, and everyone will respect you.</p>
<p>you’re pretty solid, but who knows college admissions are getting more intense every year</p>