<p>aopsgirl – don’t retake the SAT. Some adcoms would view that as petty, or score grubbing, or worse, pathetic. Have a look at this perspective:</p>
<p>[MIT</a> Admissions | Blog Entry: “What’s the big deal about 40^2?”](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/standardized_test_requirements/whats_the_big_deal_about_402.shtml]MIT”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/standardized_test_requirements/whats_the_big_deal_about_402.shtml)</p>
<p>Mind you, I’m not insinuating you’re NOT pathetic, but there’s nothing to be gained by revealing that in a re-taking of a test you’ve already mastered. some might infer that you don’t have a life outside school if you sacrifice 5 hours on a Saturday to retake a mastered test.</p>