Retake SAT I?

Applying to College
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<p>I just got a 2360 on the March SAT: 800 CR/ 770 M/ 790 W</p>

<p>This is my first attempt...on the PSAT I got 235 (80/80/75)</p>

<p>Is there use in retaking the SAT? I'm dissapointed with my math score because math is actually my best subject and I'm hoping to go into science fields. I didn't take any SAT classes, but I did take a lot of practice tests, and I was getting 800 on the math section pretty consistently.</p>

<p>Some of the colleges I'm thinking about are Stanford, Columbia, and HYP...will a 770 look weak to them?</p>

<p>(Oh yeah, can someone tell me about this "superscoring" business and whether the above colleges use it? :P)</p>

<p>Thanks thanks thanks :)</p>

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<p>Don't bother. 2360 places you within the top 1500 or so test-takers if I recall correctly.</p>

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<p>yea, your math sucks, how the hell do you not get a 800? a 770 is pitiful in the eyes of hyps admission officers. do you see anyone getting in w/o a 800 in math? just give up on life, you're a failure</p>

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<p>If you think you can get an 800 on math, you could try again. It's probably not necessary, though. You don't have to have perfect scores in everything (I wish I had 770 on my sections...). It might boost you a little, but I can't see it making too much of a difference.</p>

<p>So I guess me opinion is...retake it if you think you can do better, but don't let it distract you from SAT IIs or other important stuff. You're already in the 99+ percentile on the overall SAT rankings.</p>

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<p>Retaking for an extra 40 points is just pointless (pun not intended).</p>

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<p>Let's be honest; you already know the answer</p>

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<p>wow. please get a life.</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/highered/ra/sat/composite_CR_M_W_percentile_ranks.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/highered/ra/sat/composite_CR_M_W_percentile_ranks.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Thanks so much to everyone for all the advice! (well, maybe not thanks to inadreamox...>>)</p>

<p>The collegeboard link was very helpful. I think I'll leave the SAT I score alone and try to get some redemption from a high SAT II Math :)</p>

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<p>@ stupidkid:
lol ya...i was wondering about that not-800 too....I qualified for AIME (well, I guess that's not much)..how could I have died so badly on the SAT math? :P</p>

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<p>770? AIME? pfffff, that it? come on man; I've gotten a 2400/2400 last year and a 1600/1600 two years before, all the while performing at the kremlin on holidays and dating princess alexandra of luxembourg on weekends--and I STILL can't get into a community college, let alone Stanford. yeah I'd give up now if I was in your shoes. a 770 means you can't be a doctor or chief officer of a company, you know.</p>

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<p>oh no i spelled disappointed wrong!</p>

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<p>lmao, ilc.</p>

<p>please godd don’t waste your time retaking it.</p>