<p>May of 2013, I took the SAT as a Sophomore and got 1890 (660 Reading, 630 Math, 600 Writing) I did not study at all for that test.</p>
<p>This April, I took the ACT and received a composite score of 30. (27 English, 30 Math, 33 Reading, 30 Science, 10 Essay). I did some studying but not much, maybe 45 mins a night the week before. </p>
<p>After receiving those results before I took the SAT in May, I went "Wow, I need to boost my english capabilities for the writing section of the SAT." I studied SAT writing questions extensively, did a little bit of math studying, and figured my 33 in reading would translate to about a 740 in Reading on the SAT. So, I did not study the Reading section.
Then, on the SAT, I got a 2130 (660 Reading, 670 Math, 800 Writing)</p>
<p>I'm wondering which test I should study for full out then take again in the fall. </p>
<p>I know that retaking the SAT and focusing on the Math and Reading sections could dramatically help my super score, but it would be my third time taking it and I don't think I can repeat my 800 in Writing. This makes me worry that if i do retake the SAT the 800 will look like a fluke.</p>
<p>For the ACT, I figure I took it once and didn't prepare properly yet still did relatively well. So if I study more over the summer I believe my scores can improve. </p>
<p>Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!</p>
<p>SAT! Since you have the impetus now. You can always superscore, so you don’t need to worry about whether you can repeat the 800 writing again.
Btw, a lot of schools dont even look at the writing scores.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks for the input @Phongtheha! Will it being my 3rd time make any difference? Also, Anyone else with maybe a conflicting view or more to add? Trying to weigh all aspects before I make a decision. </p>
<p>My suggestion is do both. </p>
<p>A 2130 is a fine score. But if you are looking to retake it, I’d take the SAT and focus on the sections you are weakest on ( you don’t really need to practice that much for writing, but still study some). Since colleges superscore, they will not look at one 800 as a fluke if you don’t get the same one again. They understand there is a range of scores and you have already proven yourself capable.</p>
<p>Case in point, my first SAT my score was a 2120 (800 CR, don’t remember the other ones)
The next time I took it I got a 2150 (720 CR, don’t remember the other ones)
Although my CR dropped, my super score became something like 2230. Did not getting a 800 the second time mean that I wasn’t equally as capable? No, I simply felt that I had proven myself in that section already and I really wanted to improve my other sections</p>
<p>@shawnspencer thanks for the information. I think that if I focus on Math and Reading I can get them both above 700 which will greatly help my super score. My only worry about taking the SAT is the fact that I’ve already taken it twice. </p>
<p>@Hawkace with the AP’s and EC’s I’ll be involved in I think it is best if I just study for one and focus all my attention on that one. Thanks</p>
<p>Both, and great job, you give me hope as I’m trying to reach a 2000+ and I recently took the sat without studying and got an 1880.</p>
<p>oh you can do it no problem as long as you study @Marrissa </p>
<p>Three times is fine. If you get a score in CR and M higher than both the other two times you have taken it, you can send that score and the 800 W score. A good time is three but no more for standarized testing</p>
<p>Thanks! @shawnspencer </p>
<p>Retake SAT…much better score</p>