<p>Even if it doesn't help your app at all... I've spent many 4-hour blocks of my life doing stuff that doesn't help my college apps, lol.</p>
<p>kenf: If you think all sections of the SAT are created equal, you don't understand the SAT and its history. The admissions people at HYPS DO understand that. The SAT CR/verbal section was recentered in 1995. A 720 today is equivalent to a 660 back then. You think people in 1994 aiming for HYPS were happy with a 660 verbal score?</p>
<p>Are you sure Kenf? I just took a 1995 SAT and scored a 670 on the CR section so that would be the same as a 730 today..?</p>
<p>Any released tests are recentered, so, no, your 670 is a 670.</p>
<p>HA! You are an SAT perfect-score obsessed asian.</p>
<p>so did u end up taking it again?</p>
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<p>Does anyone have a chart of the old curves? I’d be interested to see how they’ve changed.</p>
<p>I’d say retake it, as there’s no real harm and in all likelihood they’ll go up. I’m in a similar situation with a 2240 and decided to retake in March. I figure it’s just 5 hours of my life and I’d rather not look back and regret not trying again.</p>
<p>Yeah, I mean, you really should take it again. Honestly, unless the test is SOOO painful for you, just take it. Your score right now is very good, so you can go in relaxed. Definitely don’t stress about your retake. Your original is good enough that you can just chill a bit. Don’t get complacent though. Maybe take 1/2 practice tests in the nights preluding the exam and then go in with confidence, knowing you can pwn it.</p>
<p>I was in the same boat as you after my Jan test. I got a 2290 (1560) and debated whether or not to retake. For me, I wanted to prove that I could do better on writing.
I ended up retaking, and regretted it. Really not worth it. Just my experience :)</p>
<p>I’d retake it only if you think you would improve significantly, as in you screwed up the first time. By breaking 2200 you have put yourself in “the zone” that everyone is talking about. That means that score increases at this point will have much less significance than a good essay. But if you’re borderline the higher SAT score could push you over the edge.</p>