<p>My question is whether or not I should retake my SAT's.
I scored 750 CR, 770 M, and 720 W.
I was very happy with my scores until I heard of people with similar scores who were going to retake it. Im not sure I could really score much better, but if I could bump it up a couple points, from a 2240 to a 2260, would that really be worth it? How much would those extra ccouple points mean in light of my entire application?</p>
<p>And what If I do worse? would that hurt me?</p>
<p>Those are fine scores; they could be considered low only for the very most selective 3-8 schools in the country. Because your scores are balanced, I think it would be tough to get them up much (tougher than if you had an 800/800/640, which would allow you to just concentrate your study in one area).</p>
<p>So be pleased with your score, and go have a nice summer.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>I’ve discovered that the Ivy Leagues aren’t as picky as I thought they are with the SATs. So long as you have a great character beneath, you should be fine, especially at a place like Yale.</p>
<p>I got 10 points more than you on two sections, and I got into HYP and Brown. Don’t retake.</p>
<p>Addendum: I was insecure and retook, and my score plummeted by around 150 points. I still got in to the above schools.</p>
<p>^^So now i just need to find my character…</p>
<p>^Im not gonna lie, its nice to hear that you can still get in even if you mess up one test.</p>
<p>Was it a first try? did you study much at all? S has similar stats, probably will not be retaking.</p>
<p>It was my first try. I had studied mostly using the PSAT guide, and i took a practice test. Mostly I just tried to stay calm, I think thats what helped me the most. Lots of deep brreaths and I did streaches at each of the breaks… hehehe.</p>
<p>I had similar scores (the only main difference being an 800 in Math), and I got into 6 ivies (I didn’t apply to Dartmouth, and I was rejected off of Harvard’s waitlist) and other top schools. I wouldn’t really worry about the scores unless you are confident that you will do better next time.</p>
<p>@Dan
If youre still on, what were your other stats? do you have any advice for applying?</p>
<p>These were my basic stats:
SAT: 2260 (730 CR, 800 M, 730 W) - one sitting
SAT II: 780 Latin, 760 World History, 760 Math II
AP: school only offers AP Calc (took in Freshman year) - 5
GPA: NA, A+/A avg. in all Honors (one A- from grade 9-12)
Class Rank: unranked, but unnofficially 1/92</p>
<p>There isn’t too much to say in the way of advice, other than do your best on the essays. I guess one thing that I can add is never to give up hope; I had initially applied to Yale SCEA, and then was deferred and waitlisted (along with waitlists at Princeton and Harvard.)<br>
Note - I don’t think that it was my SAT scores that hurt me. One of my essays was decently controversial (I had sent that essay to HYP only), which is something I do not recommend doing, even though everything worked out for me eventually. I think my status as a National Merit Scholar may have pushed me over the edge, leading to offers of acceptance at both Princeton and Yale. This is obviously all conjecture, but I really don’t think that there is too much of a difference between a 2200 (as long as all the individual categories are 700+) and a 2400 when it comes to admissions at elite colleges. If you look at the Yale SCEA pledge thread, most of the highest scorers were deferred and then rejected.</p>
<p>That is helpful. Thank you so much.</p>
<p>And I dont like to think of myself as the type to give up hope. All I know is that what ever happens happens, and I will live.</p>