<p>Hi, I got a 2220 on the SAT in March of my junior year: 800 writing, 760 critical reading, 660 math. I plan on majoring in English, but I do want to attend a highly selective college, and am wondering whether I need to take the test again in June to boost my math score. My only concerns are that I will do worse in reading and writing, or that colleges would look down on my taking the test twice.</p>
<p>Advice would be appreciated.</p>
<p>Taking the test twice is fine. You may want to wait until the fall to retake, though. It will give you a few extra months of experience to take into the test.</p>
<p>Taking it again is fine, most people take it 2-3 times. And even if you do worse, your superscore will allow you to put your best individual score forward.</p>
<p>Hi AlexH. I understand your concern - and your desire not to retake, if possible! My feeling is that you would do yourself a big favor if you concentrated on prepping for the Math and retook the test to boost the Math to a minimum of 700. </p>
<p>BigIs has a good suggestion, if it works with your schedule. Waiting until fall to retake would give you time to really feel solid about the math material. Don’t worry about the other scores. Your Writing and CR are terrific, and, as ParthivN states, most colleges will superscore. Besides, as a potential English major who did so well the first time, you are unlikely to drop significantly in those areas.</p>
<p>The good news is that, even if Math hasn’t been your favorite or easiest subject in high school, you probably have a good chance of reaching that 700 if you work at it. Your 800 is Writing, in particular, may indicate that you’re adept at learning and recognizing patterns and rules. Not to mention, in many ways, the SAT Math is something of a “reading” test at heart. Many questions, especially at the tougher end of the sections, require careful reading - not just looking at numbers.</p>
<p>My advice is to frequently review any math questions that you have gotten wrong from practice tests or sections. Do those problems over and over again until you can get them right. The SAT math questions are very repetitive year-to-year. Not that they give the exact same problems, but the same types of problems are repeated.</p>
<p>Good luck with your testing and your college process!</p>
<p>If you can get the same r w on your practice tests this month, go for it. Otherwise, take the October test and dominate that math.</p>
<p>With that said, 2220 is a great score. You meet the minimum for all schools, so your time would be better spent focusing on bigger wins</p>
<p>Yeah, pretty much what everyone else has said. Get that math score up to a 700+, or even better, a 750+, and you’ll be golden.</p>