<p>I have a pretty good gpa (3.8 UW), pretty good extracurriculars, a pretty good essay (at least I think so), and I'm PRETTY sure that Johns Hopkins is the perfect school for me and that I want to ED there. However, my SAT 2090 is smack average among their applicants. I've taken it twice, with one month in between each time (dumb I know, but I was really determined) and I just DON'T want to retake my SAT anymore. I'm so tired of it! But the problem is, I'm an Asian female soooo would this score work AGAINST me? If I HAVE to take it..then I will :(</p>
<p>Im in the same boat, but 100 pts higher. Im going to settle with the ACT, as I’m much better at the mathematics on that test. Have you taken the ACT yet…it might be a viable alternative.</p>
<p>You’re not in the same boat if you have a 2190 LOL! That’s an amamzing score. I wouldn’t even bother taking the ACT if I were you.</p>
<p>Wow, complaints about a 2090 and 2190? I only got a 1530.</p>
<p>According to the Johns Hopkins Admissions Statistics page ([Johns</a> Hopkins University Office of Undergraduate Admissions - Fast Facts - Hopkins by the Numbers](<a href=“http://apply.jhu.edu/facts/facts.html]Johns”>http://apply.jhu.edu/facts/facts.html)), the Middle 50th percentile for admitted students in 2013 is an SAT of 2110-2300. If you really want to have a good shot at JH, then I think you should try the ACT.</p>
<p>so if I take the ACT and get a 33 should I send both my SAT and ACT?</p>
<p>ACT! I got a 2260 on my SAT but a 36 on my ACT! I know the disparity between my ACT and SAT doesn’t really matter, but the ACT can prove to be “easier” or more efficient.</p>
<p>If you take the ACT and get a 33, there is no need to send in your SAT scores as they are lower. FWIW: More students last year took the ACT than the SAT. Colleges such JH are completely comfortable admitting students just based on their ACT score and any SAT Subject test scores sent in.</p>
<p>God, I feel dumb hearing you all complain about 2190 SAT scores.</p>
<p>You’re being way too hard on yourself. Your score is far above the Asian mean score of 1641 (2012 SAT average). GL</p>
<p>If he’s aiming for Johns Hopkins, retake it because a 2090 is low. Also, that statistic fails to take into account that the ASIAN applicant pool for schools like JHU is completely skewed towards 2000+</p>
<p>taking an SAT 3 times looks bad though, so ACT maybe?? I hate standardized testing so much. I thought I was done.</p>
<p>Doesn’t matter how many times you take it for Hopkins</p>
<p>How do you know?</p>
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<p>The skew is for everyone not just Asians. Also it is not a high SAT score wins the game, thing. When people understand that then they can top taking the test 3,4,5 times, which BTW unless the score keeps going up will likely look bad. JHU considers the high test score but there is no guarantee that they will use it. E.G. if the second score is up and then the third is down again, it would be illogical to use it.</p>
<p>I don’t know much about Johns Hopkins, but if it’s average, raising it a little may just take you from being worried about getting in, to being sure you will! </p>
<p>But did you self study? If you did, you may want to consider taking a class or a tutor if that’s available to you. Or try the ACT, some people do a lot better with a different test.
Also, as I said I haven’t looked at John’s Hopkins, but do they accept a higher percent of ED apps? Or is it about the same? If they accept more, I probably wouldn’t stress about retaking the SAT.</p>
<p>I feel you. I’m 2140 super score and 2100 single sitting. But I think I’m retaking just cause I’m pretty confident I can get 750s on each section</p>
<p>So retake only if you’re committed to practicing and are somewhat confident you can raise your score</p>
<p>If you search the sites of SAT tutoring companies, you will find that most have this advice: Taking the SAT more than twice has diminishing results. That means: students who take the SAT 3 or more times DO NOT have their scores go up appreciably. Experience has shown that it’s better to switch tests and try the ACT.</p>
<p>@gibby yes but that is generalized advice based on average data. Decisions to retake must be made according to individual circumstances. They shouldn’t be made on statistics that may come from a data pool that is possibly very different in terms of the factors causing those students’ scores to go down after the second time</p>