<p>He guys, I was thinking of preparing all out for the SAT and taking it my sophomore year of high school (next year in jan.) and try for a 2400, since it would releive some stress during 11th grade. But if I end up getting a 2000 or so in my sophomore year but do better junior year, will it affect colleges decission? (Like Ivy-league?)</p>
<p>Taking it more than once and improving shouldn't hurt you (as long as the scores aren't too bad). You should only take it sophomore year if you are comfortable. If you haven't had certain courses yet, then you might want to wait. It all depends on your current score and your ability to improve if you wait. Some schools allow students to take the PSAT in 9th/10th grade (which only counts for juniors). I recommend doing that. This way, you can examine your PSAT score in a realistic environment and decide whether or not you are ready for the real thing.</p>
<p>No, your sophomore score, if later replaced by a higher score, will not affect your admissions. However, the SAT isn't just something you can decide to get a 2400 on and then count on it with the plan of not worrying about it junior year.</p>
<p>Taking the SAT junior year is a very managable task. You can prep during the summer and do well on your PSAT, because it counts for Merit money. Then, you have the rest of the school year, into the spring, to study. It's at the end of junior year that most people have taken the classes assumed to have been completed for the SAT. The odds of getting a 2400 your sophomore year so you don't have to worry about the SAT junior year are very low, and you'll more than likely end up just taking it again, so it will have taken your attention sophomore (not necessary) and then again junior year.</p>
<p>If you want to relieve stress, it's typically done by taking the SAT junior year and then having the stress relieved senior year.</p>
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<p>for the point of view various colleges have on SAT retakes. </p>
<p>In your situation, I would take the PSAT, which should identify what areas you most need to improve on your SAT-like tests.</p>
<p>I took the SAT in March of my sophomore year with no preparation or practice and I got a 2040 (hadn't taken the PSAT, either). </p>
<p>It all depends on whether you want to take it or not. I'm very sure colleges wouldn't hold a sophomore score against you. Hell, anything above 2k as a sophomore is likely to be viewed positively. So, if you want to take it to get a good idea of where you are, then, by all means, take it.</p>
<p>take it at the end of sophmore year (june). that's what i did. also take the psat in oct. but don't be dissapointed if you score lower than you thought. i only scored a 205 on the psat, but scored a 2200 on the sat.</p>
<p>i personally think psat questions are bit easier than sat questions but has a really bad curve. Take the psat on october and see how you do. If you get less than 200, you shouldn't take SAT sophomore year unless you are really going to be prepping for it.</p>
<p>the psat is a really bad indicator of how well you will do on the SAT</p>
<p>for me...</p>
<p>sophomore PSAT - 204
sophomore SAT - 2280</p>
<p>if you study for the PSAT its a good indicator</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for your POV! (points of view)</p>
<p>That's actually exactly what I thought except I got that idea in April and took it in June. Did a lottttt of practice tests, by the time I was going to take the actual SAT I was missing no more than 4 or 5 questions total on the practice tests (although Kaplan CR is really crappy so I feel that contributed to the number). Anyway, it worked out for me, and since you have much more time than I did, I think it's viable. I guess it'd also depend on how good you are with standardized tests, though. I got a 225 on PSAT with minimal prep, so if you can get around that on the PSAT then you probably have a chance. </p>
<p>Don't be too ambitious though and sink too much of your time and energies into this. It doesn't really matter when you take it.</p>
<p>Kind of hard. I was thinking of getting over the SAT during 07-08 school year, because as a sophomore im going to take an IB course, which is harder than the AP. Any way and I have AP courses scheduled for the summer of sophmore year, and during junior + senior year our school requires all students to take atleast 6 IB courses. (Brain-popping tough). And on top of that my parents are dead serious when they say that they are either going send me to harvard, Johns Hopkins or not send me to any type of college. I kinda got my plate full.</p>