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<p>My general observation: if your overall SAT I score is high, then the difference between an 800 and 750 matters very little. If you have one 700 and two 750s, all of a sudden it looks like a significantly different score.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure a 2330 is a good enough score that it’s going to be other factors which really make or break you, plus, it seems a high enough score that there’s not necessarily a good guarantee at getting a 2400 with more preparation. It’s one reason I didn’t want to take the SAT I more than once as long as I did very well the first time.</p>
<p>One thing I’ll really give to you is that you’re emphasizing “colleges” in general, not just MIT.</p>
<p>^I agree with mathboy’s last two posts.</p>
<p>As do I. It’s naive to say that someone will have an equal chance of being accepted if they have a 2100 as opposed to a 2400.</p>
<p>The trick is to judge whether or not retaking the SAT is worth your time.</p>
<p>I’d definitely retake if your superscore is under 2200 (depending on your individual scores, subject test scores, and schools you’re applying to), but that’s just me.</p>
<p>I got in early action with a 740 in Math (800 in the reading and writing). That was my third time taking the SATs, because I needed to get my math score above 700. I got a 5 on the BC Calc exam, and math is my best subject in school, but I tend to make stupid mistakes on the SATs. </p>
<p>I got a 780 on Math II after retaking it. I had a 740 the first time, which was very frustrating, considering I got a 800 on my first practice test. :P</p>
<p>Do not retake it. Your score is fantastic and very impressive. It doesn’t guarantee you a spot, but retaking won’t do a single thing for you.</p>
<p>Spend the time you have perfecting your essays/EC’s. I don’t know if you know (I went through the whole college process, etc), but there’s ALOT more to a college app than SAT scores. Most people don’t realize this, sadly enough.</p>
<p>I’m in the same situation but with ACT. My composite is 32: 27E/32M/35M/32S I know it would look better if my english score goes up ( English second language so grammars kill me). Is this an acceptable score or should i retake until I get 30 or higher? The 5% accept tance rate for 27E make me sad :(</p>