<p>I probably sound insane after that title...I took the MATHII earlier this year, and I'm sure that I could get an 800 the second time. I'm not retaking it for the 10 point improvement...it's more of a personal challenge and a bet that I can get an 800. However, will Yale and others think I'm crazy? Or just an overachiever?</p>
<p>I, personally, would not take it again. Unless you really really REALLY know your stuff and know for a fact that you made one careless mistake...but still. There's always that chance of getting lower by ten points. That chance of getting lower outweighs that ten point increase. </p>
<p>I'm not really sure how admissions officers will think that your crazy...I think it will either be that they think of you as a go-getter type of person or they take no notice of it at all.</p>
<p>I wouldn't do it. The difference between a 790 and an 800 is one question, they know that and probably couldn't care less.</p>
<p>^ Exactly!</p>
<p>It would be so stupid to retake a 790. dunce on you</p>
<p>Pointless really.</p>
<p>Interesting to think about though, 2 people who both scored 800 can have done significantly different. Aren't all the subject tests banded so that you can get 8 questions wrong and still get 800?</p>
<p>I believe that if the curve is especially generous, you can leave 7 questions unanswered and receive an 800.</p>
<p>I would discourage you from retaking. There are many more personal challenges more worthy of your effort, and would probably give you greater satisfaction.</p>
<p>Don't retake it. I remember reading a thread a few weeks ago in which an admission officer from harvard (im pretty sure from harvard) said that a student retaking an sat after recieving an outstanding score kinda ****es her and other admission officers off; or something along those lines. a 790 is great. :)</p>
<p>.....you can't be serious.........</p>
<p>The scores are 10 points apart. Taking it again would be the same as not taking again to admission officers. So if it's something you need to do for yourself, then take it again.</p>
<p>Don't listen to them - if you have an 800 in you, then go for it. How many times to colleges have to go on record as saying they do not look askance at multiple sitting for these tests? These folks telling you to call it a day do not have your best interests at heart.</p>
<p>Don't be a *****ing moron tool. Don't retake a 790.</p>
<p>Come on if you have to ask this question, you probably don't belong at Yale.</p>
<p>I'm already in college. I have no reason to have anything but the op's best interests at heart, mammall, and I don't think she should retake the test. </p>
<p>No college will care more than an exceptionally small amount about a 10 point difference in your score, even if it is the difference between a 790 and an 800. On the other hand, they will care much more about nearly any other productive thing you could do with those few hours of your life -- study something that interests you, write a really kickass college essay, whatever. I understand that you see this a sort of personal challenge rather than just a matter of ten points, but there are so many personal challenges that are more worthy of your time, even if it has to be one directly related to college admissions. Yale won't care whether you retake this test, but is an 800 really that important to you?</p>
<p>If it is that much of a personal goal to you take the SAT Practice test given free from college board, since that was an actual administered test. See if you get the 800 then, and if you're not satisfied with that, go and take all the practice tests from the blue book and make sure you get all 54 questions in the math section right on all 8 tests, If you are still not satisfied buy the online course and take all 6 practice tests and see if you get an 800 on the math every time. If you manage to get an 800 on all 15 of those math tests than, you know for sure that you could have got an 800, heck if you get it on one of the actual administered tests you know you could have gotten an 800, but if you dont get an 800 on everyone of those tests, the next test you take may be like that too where you dont get a perfect score on the math, so in short I would take the practice test but not the actual one^^</p>
<p>Obviously I'm not an idiot if I got a 790 on Math II, so clearly I understand that the difference does not matter. It's not about the 10 points. And I already registered for 3 (and changed my mind about 1), so it's not a waste of money.</p>
<p>My question was whether or not it would look ridiculous to have taken it twice...the only person who ever answered this question was dillbilly, who said it ****es the admission officers off...idk if that's true.</p>
<p>Honestly, a 790 doesn't look much worse than an 800 (it still looks amazing!) and why would you want to put yourself through SATIIs again?</p>
<p>dillbilly123-- I am retaking a 730 and 740 because I signed up for SATIIs again before I got scores back. Is this bad?</p>
<p>When colleges see your SAT report they will see all of your scores. To me, it would look really strange if someone retook a 790 and then scored lower. Not that it would happen, but it could. So I see a possible downside, and I see very limited upside, other than proving to yourself you can score 800, but you can prove that to yourself without formally taking the test. So my advice is don't retake and take solace in the knowledge that you could own that ***** if you wanted to.</p>
<p>The gains are small and the downside just looks bad. There are better ways to spend your time than trying to squeeze out 10 points on a test that has a slew of 800's anyway. Even though you might get joy out of such a challenge, it just looks funny to admissions officers.</p>
<p>i've never heard of admission officers being ****ed off at a 10 point increase retake, imo just retake it. the admission process usually works in steps: a guy puts in the best looking scores, and then the scores go to the decision committee, i don't think they see all your scores.</p>
<p>If you don't understand that there is no difference between a 790 and an 800 you don't deserve either score on a math exam :)</p>