Retake SAT?

Test Preparation
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<p>I'm an Asian from Massachusetts, and I'm aiming for MIT / Stanford / CMU / Caltech / Cornell for CS.</p>

<p>I have a 36 on the ACT (36 Math, 36 Writing, 36 Science, 34 English - do colleges actually see these subscores?), so I'm definitely sending that score in.
I'm sending in three SAT Subject Test scores, 800 on Math II, 800 on Physics, 770 on Biology.</p>

<p>But I got only a 2150 on the SAT (bad day). I know I can do better, but I don't know if it's worth spending time actually studying for a standardized test (I didn't study for ACT or the SAT Subject Tests at all).</p>

<p>Also, I'm going for NMSQT. I have a 229 on the PSAT, which is probably good enough, but I heard they also consider SAT scores. Will my 2150 hurt my chances of being selected as a finalist?</p>

<p>So should I retake the SAT? Do colleges prefer this one? I know that there are a lot of people who haven't even heard of the ACT, so will sending in just my ACT score (and SAT Subject Test scores) hurt my chances of getting in?</p>

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<p>Oh I forgot to say, my ACT Writing score is bad (8), and the Combined English/Writing score is 31 (still a 36 Composite though).</p>

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<p>MIT / Stanford / CMU / Caltech / Cornell will consider your ACT and you will probably be fine. What was your SAT essay score?</p>

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<p>Haha… It was a 6. Really bad day - started off with a headache, didn’t take any medication, got worse from there.</p>

<p>I know that if I take it again, I can do a lot better, but I’d rather not waste time studying for SATs.</p>

<p>Would it be better not to submit only ACT scores and no SAT Reason Test scores at all, or should I submit both?</p>