<p>I would. Consider that they might start reading those essays, and if you got an 8 on it, it might not be an essay to be ecstatic about...</p>
<p>I seriously doubt that chances would be hurt because of a non-stellar SAT essay. I thought that colleges judge your writing ability by your admission essays anyway.</p>
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I seriously doubt that chances would be hurt because of a non-stellar SAT essay. I thought that colleges judge your writing ability by your admission essays anyway.
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The whole point is that they're threatening to read them because people have essays written by parents, advisors, counselors, etc. Besides, if they see that you have a lower essay score, they're more likely to look doubtfully at a personal admissions essay.</p>
<p>thanks for the link murasaki. Seeing some of the accepted applicant's stats makes me relax, but then looking at some of the denied applicant's stats makes me worry some more. I guess it comes down to how good my essay turns out and how lucky I get. Being a first generation doesn't seem to matter anymore.</p>
<p>aznoverachiever, if I send out my SAT scores after I get my SAT IIs back to all the colleges, then I won't need to send them out fall of senior year (I think). Then if I take the SAT and do better, I can just send the score out anyways.</p>
<p>You're assuming that colleges will actually keep SAT scores from some random high school junior...</p>
<p>The way I see it, if you have a very good score 2200+ (or any score for that matter that you want to raise) and you think you should retake it, then do it. it's not like taking a 5 hour test is that time-consuming, and you probably only need to work on certain areas if any at all. when you take or study for the SATs, it's not like you drop everything else in the world. go for it, but also keep up with everything else you're involved in.</p>
<p>Please tell me how you did that.</p>
<p>I think you're fine and don't need to worry about the SAT. I wish I had that score. :P</p>
<p>I think a good rule of thumb is if you think you can improve any section by 50 without losing 50 on any section, go for it.</p>
<p>No, do not retake. The schools care a lot more about your grades than your SAT score, which is more than high enough to make you competitive at top schools.</p>
<p>No, just don't. 2290 is perfectly fine. Retaking is a waste of time.</p>
<p>dude its fine i got into harvard with a 1720… youre in amazing shape</p>
<p>Retake the 2290. Statistics show that those with 800’s fare exponentially better than those with 700-790s.</p>
<p>Like with an 800 CR (or maybe writing), you are accepted at a 120% higher chance into Stanford than if you had a 700-790. </p>
<p>Silverturtle had done some research and those are the results. I forgot where that post is but Pm him. Im sure he will provide you will the statistics.</p>
<p>I totally agree with the posters here who say to NOT retake an SAT with a freaking 2290, I mean that is an average of 763.3 on each section! Which should be well above the 65%ile for admits to the top 10 schools!
After noticing how often the URM-Asian Americans seem to get reverse discriminated against by schools (who then go on to brag about their “students of color” enrollments). They get rejected quite often with 2400 SATs! Obviously, the Asian applicants, that have posted scores on CC, score higher than any other URM and so I guess wind up raising the bar for other Asians. But, after going through a lot of class of 2014 “accepted” in CC (and a big thanks to people who post their scores and admission stats-- “paying it forward”) I almost think that getting 2400 <em>sometimes</em> could have a paradoxical effect. Maybe it’s my incorrect perception, Could it be that perfect SATs might make an ADCOM person look more closely at the essays, “character factors” such as ECs like sports, music, community service etc. BTW, I am not saying to throw away a 2400-LOL! </p>
<p>I think for anyone, white, black, hispanic, or asian that IMHO its better to have your SAT scores high (but not necessarily perfect). And I think “they” specifically say that they do not recommend taking the test more than twice. Sure, getting into the HYPS is insanely difficult but having an overall good application, your GPA solid- ranking in the top 5-10% of your class, and your ECs, and essays all be good would seem to be more important once you have a darn good SAT score.</p>
<p>Some books admit that undue weight is placed on SAT and SATII scores since it gives them some validation to counter “grade inflation.” I think that most top schools are looking for a very smart and balanced applicant. Course, maybe that means my kid will not get into HYPS if I am wrong here, but there comes a point where I think you look more intelligent by being confident in a really good single score, rather than obsessed with a perfect score. At least that is the theory I would apply if I wanted to have a diverse and vibrant campus.</p>
<p>Way too long, sorry…</p>
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<p>I think its realtive – it depends on the scores of the other top performing students in your own school. In D’s school many would score above 2300 and so you would seriously consider retaking. If your school doesn’t have many who score 2200+ you are fine and should work on other skills.</p>
<p>nope. 1550/1600 is fine, raising it to perfect wont make a difference</p>
<p>^Only 5 years too late.</p>
<p>I feel a 2250-2330 score neither helps nor hurts with an application to the top schools. </p>
<p>And I say this as someone who got a 2310, so I wish it helps but look at the breakdown. A substantial % of the class will have gotten a higher score than me</p>