<p>Ok, a lot of people seem to think that retaking the SAT with a score above, say, 2250 or 2300 or some other arbitrary threshold is pointless, obsessive and sad. This may be true, but I don’t think it is, especially if you’re thinking of applying to a very selective school. Literally every word on your application is of crucial importance if you’re competing with 11 other people for a place. And yes, a 10-point difference on the SAT is still a difference (though I agree that using the SAT to choose between two candidates whose SAT scores are within 10 points of each other probably never happens).</p>
<p>There may be other considerations as well. For example: If my GPA was above 3.8, I wouldn’t bother to retake (my score is 2370). But it’s not. So I’ll retake the SAT in October because my GPA is incredibly low and, while I have no illusions about my chances of getting into a top school, I still want to strengthen my application as much as possible.</p>