<p>seriously, you'd be an ******* if you retake it. But either way you're an ******* for posting such a stupid question in the first place, you don't need other freakin people to give you their opinions.....fool</p>
<p>I do not understand why people are getting perfectionist with SAT scores. I think you`re already fine with that score and try to focus on the other material of your application more. If it was only about SAT perfect score, the adcom would have suggested to replace high school education by SAT prep class.</p>
<p>Learn how to articulate yourself. I realize what you were trying to say; what you don't realize is that you made a baseless comparison while trying to say it.
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Another baseless remark. Like you said, it's not possible for you to have drawn that conclusion from my post.</p>
<p>lol some of the comments above are total crap. just go ahead and retake it. trust the superscore policy.</p>
<p>give the 4 hours of your time to volunteering. Your score is wonderful and it could go down anyways. Scores only get you in the door. Remember it is not all about the SAT.</p>
<p>If you're interested in the Presidential Scholars program, and you live in a competitive state, you might want to retake. The invitation to apply goes to the top xx SAT scoring people in the state, and sometimes a 2370 won't cut it. </p>
<p>Even if not, just go for it... if anything, there's nothing wrong with doing it for personal satisfaction. I retook my 2380 and got a 2400... don't attack me... it was a personal challenge I wanted to accomplish, slash making sure I would qualify for presidential scholar application.</p>
<p>Take it, please do. It'll be one less person to compete with next year.</p>
<p>^ LOL.</p>
<p>Uh, yeah, if you really want to waste four hours and however much it costs to take the SAT now, go for it.
I'm pretty sure 10 points aren't going to make or break your chances, but re-taking a test JUST for those 10 points could sure make you look crazy ...</p>
<p>it's just ONE saturday. Who doesn't sleep in on a Saturday morning after a hectic week anyway? 4 hours of volunteering is not going to help you if you haven't been doing anything on a long-term basis. Just go for it.</p>
<p>and as i said, nobody cares if your score goes down.</p>
<p>volunteering isn't just to "help you"</p>
<p>If you are a junior, take it again! If you don't get a high enough score to super-score, you don't have to send that score (new policy for tests taken March 2009 or after).</p>
<p>^ Except for the fact that multiple top colleges are requiring ALL scores to be sent, regardless of the new policy.</p>
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<p>Funny, that wasn't what you seemed to imply when you said "Scores only get you in the door. Remember it is not all about the SAT."</p>
<p>People, let's not be too harsh on the OP for asking about retaking a 2370. Most people see that as "almost perfect, no point improving it," but it's possible the OP didn't know that... that's why it's good to ask questions. I suppose I have a vested interest here, since I retook a 2370... because I had no idea it was an unusual score. I figured lots of people had scores near there and that I needed a 2390 or 2400 to be competitive at top colleges. I didn't realize it was unusual until I looked at score frequency tables the summer after. Not everyone knows a lot about the SAT or about how college admissions works.</p>
<p>So which is the troll post-- this one or the one where you say your SATs are 1650 but you have a 600 pg essay???</p>
<p>LWtrojan... think about what you just said.</p>
<p>Were ChoklitRain to get a 2400, Princeton would still be considered a high reach given the amount of spectacular Asian and white candidates he would be judged against.</p>
<p>Were a URM to get a 2150, the overall consensus on CC would be that she would have a better than average shot at getting accepted. </p>
<p>Its not about being unqualified. Its about being unqualified in light of superior applicants. Sure a 3.7/ 2100 isn't bad, but a 2400/4.0 certainly isn't worse and should not be judged as such.</p>
<p>That is why its annoying when URMs post asking for chances. They know they have good chances. Any moderately well informed person can agree on that.</p>
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<p>Historically, perfect scorers have much higher acceptance rates for Princeton regardless of their ethnicity. Even if you consider superscores, the number of 2400s in the nation per year is probably only around 500. If everything else (grades, ECs, subjective stuff) is up to par, no school will be a “high reach” for a perfect scorer. The idea that every single student at HYPSM is some demigod with astronomical ECs is an idea falsely perpetuated on these forums; what is reality, however, is that in order to fill up the rest of their seats, HYPSM will look towards kids who might not necessarily be remarkable in terms of ECs but are the most academically qualified.</p>
<p>Also, I don’t see why this is such an insane thread. There are a few legitimate reasons why one would retake a 2370; first of all, as it has been mentioned, there is the opportunity to become a presidential scholar. Second of all, the math and writing sections are the easiest sections to get an 800 through luck (and to miss an 800 due to lack of luck). Lastly, the OP indicated that he had nothing better to do that Saturday (and to the person insisting that he spends time volunteering instead, are you kidding me? I seriously hope that people don’t obsess with spending all of their empty Saturdays doing half-ass volunteer work to pad their application). And no, I don’t think adcoms will look down upon you; I know I would be elated but at the same time frustrated to earn a 2370 but be imperfect on the easier sections.</p>
<p>This whole discussion is really out of hand. It’s not going to matter either way. There’s not much of a reason to retake, but if you do, I would only send one of the scores to avoid looking test-obsessed.</p>
<p>Kinda unrelated but do the stats posed by Princeton on their website right here</p>
<p>[Princeton</a> University | Admission Statistics](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/admission_statistics/]Princeton”>http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/admission_statistics/)</p>
<p>Reflect superscored or not superscored SATs?</p>
<p>I would say don’t retake. It won’t help you, but it could hurt you with regards to their perception of you.</p>