@srk2017, hard to know what others kids in her school made…they don’t talk about scores…but yes she was making convincing 800s in practice tests which coninvced her to take the test again. I am happy she did…or she would have always wondered about what if 
Sometimes - it’s just good for kids to know they gave it their best shot.
I’m sure the review didn’t hurt her and the one hour lost on Saturday is pretty small potatoes in the grand scheme of things.
My younger son retook a 790 in US History :-/ :-/ . He was taking other tests that day, and he wanted to see if he could get an 800. He got another 790. LOL.
790 in History is very impressive…I hear that is a tough subject!
Retaking a 790 or 760 is a waste of time. Colleges want more than standardized test takers
@Sush2016 I don’t know, it really wasn’t difficult for him - he was a kid who loved history. I’d been reading him histories as bedtime reading (at his request not my idea!) since before he could read on his own. He read all the historical background stuff in every computer game he played. And he took all three AP history courses. He had a lot more background going into taking the course than most kids.
Many universities don’t require subject tests, at some they are recommended but not required, or will accept the ACT instead of subject tests. I could be wrong but think the most subject tests any school requires is three. A foreign language subject test can be helpful for placement or waiving a language requirement at some schools, but can be hard to score well on because native speakers take them and skew the curve.
I think the answer is it depends on the high school and what colleges want from the kids. In my town, the Ivies and other top schools are looking for really close to perfect scores. Our public high school is predominantly Asian/White high and they use our school to boost scores. (I’m close to the former Director of Admissions from one of the Ivies and he said it’s just a fact that certain schools are viewed that way…and Naviance bears it out.) Drives me nuts because I think to boil a kid’s academic future down to just a couple of questions on a standardized test is just stupid.
I hear you @SwimmingDad. The college admission process seems very unnerving to me…but I also think this craze about Ivy League schools is out of control…professionally I see a lot of successful people in the business world who studied in,schools which are not these chosen few …and these people are very smart and are doing really well.