<p>SAT I
Reading - 750
Math - 740
Writing - 670
Composite - 2160</p>
<p>SAT II
Chemistry - 740
Biology M - 780
Math II - 730
Eng Lit - 640</p>
<p>ACT w/Writing
English - 35 Writing - 32
Math - 36
Reading - 32
Science - 36
Composite - 35</p>
<p>I took these tests all only once. Should I take any/all of them again? If so, which ones? Thank you in advance. (I'm a graduating 2010, so I reckon I can take them most of the tests at least once more.)</p>
<p>I would consider taking both the SAT I and II again (you have the time to study a little too, so you might as well).
I’d say a composite 35 is pretty solid on the ACT so I wouldn’t bother to retake that one.
And of course, everything depends on the caliber of the schools you plan on applyying to as well.</p>
<p>Why should he/she retake the SATII’s? They have 3 scores 730+… I can’t think of many schools where those scores would hurt him. Definitely don’t retake the ACT, waste of money. Retake the SATI if you feel the need, but a 2160 is a very respectable score.</p>
<p>Well, it really depends on the competitiveness of the schools you’re applying to. If you’re looking at Ivy League or other schools that are cutthroat competitive, then obviously it won’t hurt to see if you can boost your scores a little if you’ve only taken the tests once.</p>
<p>Taking the ACT again to try and go from 35 to 36 doesn’t seem like a good use of time to me. Your scores and the fact that you chose to take 2 science SAT IIs leads me to believe your interests lie in science/math/engineering. If you’re thinking about applying to Princeton and schools like it, it wouldn’t hurt to try the SAT I again, especially since most take your highest scores among the different sections from multiple sittings. Your writing scores are lower than your others – perhaps focus on that?</p>
<p>Thanks everyone!
and yeah, most of my schools are pretty selective (MIT, Stanford, Caltech, Harvard, WashU, . . . etc.) The less selective schools I’m not as worried about.</p>
<p>I’m considering either becoming some sort of engineer or a doctor.</p>
<p>Is there any particular things that I should worry a lot about in the writing section?</p>
<p>and my college guidance counselor said that I could/should take the ACT again if I wanted to. Is there any particular merit to a 36?</p>
<p>Questions such as this are all dependent on the type of schools you intend on applying too. For prestige/Ivies schools try the SAT I one more time, if you intend on applying to a not-so-competitive school (like 65%+ acceptance rate) then leave the scores as are.</p>
<p>If you think you can get a 36, why not go for it, especially because colleges will superscore you anyway. I would say a 36 looks quite a bit more impressive than a 35, simply because so few people manage it. Then again, a 35 is perfectly good enough for any school you apply to.</p>
<p>Very few colleges superscore the ACT. A 36 would have more wow-factor than a 35, but not by much. There really are very few students with 35 or above. If you want to pursue an award like Presidential Scholar, though, a 36 would essentially guarantee that you’d be invited to apply.</p>
<p>For schools like MIT and CalTech, with an interest in engineering/medicine, I’d recommend you retake the MathII. As long as you’re retaking, maybe redo the Lit test or pick a different humanities subject.</p>
<p>You could apply with your great ACT score alone, so I don’t think you actually need to retake the SAT I. But you’re obviously good at tests, so I can imagine you might be tempted to. My D is in the same situation (35 ACT and 2120 SAT), so I’ve been paying attention to what’s said about whether you can get into a great school with only an ACT score. The evidence suggests that the colleges mean it when they say they’ll use your best test results, even if it is the ACT. I don’t think she’ll be retaking her SAT.</p>