<p>Got a 2340 junior year
760 CR
780 M
800 W</p>
<p>Then I retook as a senior and got a 2330
740 CR
790 M
800 W</p>
<p>Moral: Don't retake >= 2300. It's useless to.</p>
<p>what about retaking a 2310 superscore</p>
<p>Same thing. Stupid idea.</p>
<p>it doesn’t work as a cutoff guys. to a certain extent Arachnotron is right, while I would beg to differ in other areas. while it’s generally a bad idea retaking a 2300+ sat, sometimes it makes sense. for example, if you’re applying to MIT or caltech where most people have 800s for their math section and your scores are CR 800 M 700 W 800, that would be a case in which a 2300 can and should be retaken. however, if you’re applying to MIT and you’re retaking CR 790 M 800 W 790, that’s a terribly bad idea. it all depends on where you’re targeting. with that, good luck to all future SAT takers.</p>
<p>I have 800 on both CR and M, but a 750 on W. Is it true that some colleges disregard writing? Which few? If this is important I may retake. Thanks guys.</p>
<p>I got the score score…two month difference</p>
<p>few disregard it (e.g. MIT and chicago) but others pay less importance to it. it’s not really so black and white - treating it as an equal vs. disregarding. and drange, here’s to singaporean 2300s</p>
<p>haha srrinath, saw your post on the 12/12 essay format thread. Dang, I followed that sort of format and got a 9/12. Filled both pages to the brim. And did the same thing the previous adminstration and got 10/12. Moreover, my 10 essay used only 2 examples whereas my 9 essay used 3 examples. What the hell.</p>
<p>A 12/12 would have got me 2400. And I thought I totally owned W (CR was a total surprise). 
:(</p>
<p>Maybe College Board is starting to be aware of this format thing and is now trying to screw innocent people like us.</p>
<p>No one is innocent.
Remember that it isn’t solely based on # of examples and length. I’ve used two examples to fill up two pages in OCT and got a 12. I used two examples in DEC (filled up two pages too) and got an 11.</p>
<p>Basically, you just need to summarize the story and at the end, write a sentence stating why this relates to your thesis. Format writing stinks.</p>
<p>I disagree with the title post.</p>
<p>ha drange17, do not retake. even if the college still considers the writing section, a 750 is great.</p>
<p>^I agree. A 50 pt. increase is right on the border of significance, meaning that if you don’t get a perfect score you will have wasted your time, and even if you do it won’t help you significantly.</p>
<p>I see. Thanks guys! My last SAT ever! WOOHOO!</p>
<p>Pity though, missed a shot at superstardom. The closet perfectionist in me is rather peeved.</p>
<p>if someone gets 800 700 800, he should retake</p>
<p>Not really. A 2300 is good. A 700 is good. Only on this website is anything less than a 790 unacceptable.</p>
<p>I agree with College-goer in post 14.</p>
<p>My friend’s friend got a 2400 and retook it only to get a 2390.</p>
<p>BS story. There is no point in retaking a 2400. The only place to go is down. I call BS.</p>
<p>^^Must have been trying to get a 80/12 essay.</p>
<p>Edit: You know the colleges that require all scores will NOT be amused.</p>
<p>It’s not BS. He seriously retook a 2400 to see if he could do it again. I really don’t care if you believe me, I know his name and you could ask him on facebook if you really wanted to.</p>