need some advice -- about sat scores

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<p>Hi Parents!</p>

<p>I'm having trouble figuring out what to do and I thought you guys might have some ideas.
My PSAT score was a 1870 and I, since november, have been working with an SAT tutor. My first SAT score was a 1960. So I improved by almost 100 points but that is still not that much better. I've been studying a lot with the Xiggi method and took the March SAT, and after reading the consolidated answers list, I am pretty sure that my scores might be minimally better, but probably not over 2000. I'm not really sure what to do, because I have been studying a lot, and I have been prepping since October.
My GPA is a 3.79 UW and a 4.11 W. </p>

<p>I would take the ACT, but I am only in Algebra II now (my school has a weird math set up and I take Trig next year). So I would not know how to do the math part of the ACT. </p>

<p>So suggestions would be wonderful. Should I just give up on the SAT and just look into SAT optional schools? My list so far is all LACs with only a few SAT optional ones, but all of my favorite colleges require the SAT.</p>

<p>Thanks so much for your responses.</p>

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<p>You’re a junior, right? PLENTY of time. Get your March scores back and see. You may have done better than you think.</p>

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<p>I think you should still take the ACT because math is only 1/4 of the test. You’re at a bigger disadvantage with the SAT since the M+CR score is often more considered for admissions and scholarships. </p>

<p>Get yourself the **The Real ACT Prep Guide<a href=“from%20Amazon,%20bookstore,%20ACT.org%20website,%20or%20wherever”>/B</a> and look over the math sections. My kids SWEAR that the ACT math is easier than the SAT because the ACT doesn’t try to trick you like the SAT can seem to do.</p>

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<p>You can try an ACT practice test, and see how you score on that. Trig is a very small part of the math on it, and there’s no penalty for guessing. You can also self-study the trig part - it is pretty minimal.</p>

<p>Your SAT score is not that bad, and will be sufficient for many LACs, especially if you have an overall strong application.</p>