Retook SAT

Transfer Students
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<p>So originally my highest SAT score (from highschool) was:</p>

<p>V 660
W 690
M 560</p>

<p>I just got my results back after retaking the test and my score (if you count all three parts) has risen by 190 points to get me:</p>

<p>V 760
W 720
M 620</p>

<p>I'm not applying to any ivies but a lot of top tier schools like Wesleyan, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern etc. How much do you think these new scores will help me, if at all? Thanks!!</p>

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<p>Nice job! That's a big boost :)</p>

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<p>thanks twenty8! I'm very happy with the scores but does anyone have any idea of how much this will actually help me? i've heard mixed things</p>

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<p>i heard that some schools will "totally disregard" scores taken in college, b/c simply they are supposed to predict college performance and taking them in college defeats the whole intent. However, a higher score cannot hurt you. To me, SATs help to measure someone's ability to perform and think under pressure, something which is incredibly useful in college.</p>

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<p>It really depends on the specific college. NYU wont look at them for example. I too took it again and my scores increased a lot so hopefully most colleges will still value it. </p>

<p>I emailed UChicago and they said that theyd take that into consideration so thats good of them. You should email the colleges and ask, gl</p>

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<p>Bball, are you sure about that- where did you hear that some schools just disregard it? I have heard that about NYU, but not about any others. I called Columbia for instance and they said they will consider it. Same with Penn. I hope this is the case.</p>

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I called Columbia for instance and they said they will consider it. Same with Penn. I hope this is the case.

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<p>I think many posters here are drawing unnecessary conclusions from the words of universities; that Columbia or x university will consider the SAT scores does not mean that they will be decisive in the decision-making process; they could be of trivial or enormous significance.</p>

<p>Too much wishful thinking, too little logic.</p>