<p>I don't know if I should retake my sat.
On one hand, I am intensely happy with my 2300(1600 CR+M), but on the other, I got a 700 in W, widely regarded as the easiest test to study for (11E). I think I could improve on this score for my superscore easily, and maybe even get the elusive 2400. So, given I only took it once, should I retake it to go for the super high score?</p>
<p>Bump 10 char</p>
<p>Please help me!!!</p>
<p>I’m assuming you’re a junior.</p>
<p>It depends. Have you tried the ACT? Have you taken a good amount of SAT II’s? Would studying for another SAT I interfere with sports/clubs/internships/etc., will you have time to study for AP Exams?</p>
<p>You’ve already got a fantastic SAT score that would impress most colleges, but you need to have a well rounded application. If you know you can do better and you have the time, go for it. Just keep in mind that you already have a great score.</p>
<p>Don’t bother retaking. It won’t help. Spend your time on something that you have a passion for. Then let it show in your application.</p>
<p>Try taking the ACT as yankeefantastic suggested; there’s an optional essay portion, as well as the regular writing section. Study for that.</p>
<p>Writing a well thought-out essay for admissions is a good plan, too. </p>
<p>But remember, a 2300 won’t hurt you in any way. You’re in quite the elusive group, yourself.</p>
<p>If I would take it again it would be October next year to avoid interfering with school work and activities. I really only studied roughly an hour a week for maybe 2 months (2 sections a week) with 4 practice tests, so even then studying was minimally invasive.</p>
<p>In terms of the ACT, I just took a practice test without prep and got a 33, which means that maybe I should take it? If I study maybe I could get a 35/36. AP’s are seriously worrying me though, as our teachers in some subjects are not the best at preparing high scores.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input, everyone at my school (relatively high achieving public) all encourage a retake however, because they are big into the “superscore” and taking it ~3 times, but in essence, I don’t really know if it’s worth it.</p>
<p>10 char bump</p>
<p>Do not take the ACT. You did very well on the SAT, you just need to review your grammar and retake the SAT.</p>
<p>I’d re-take but be prepared to cancel. Losing points in CR or M wouldn’t be optimal, but a 750 in W would put you in the very highest category. Your score is terrific already (and W is the lowest priority of the three–some schools don’t even include it in their criteria), so there should be no pressure to re-take if you aren’t feeling it.</p>
<p>Is there any way (outside of the blue book), that I can study for the grammar portion? I feel strong on the “gimme” questions, but the lawyer one (everybody but me/I) and the Bora Bora one on the March 10 SAT stumped me. I assume I got maybe 3/4 wrong for a -4/-5 Raw Score. I did well enough on the essay section (11), but our school doesn’t really cover “SAT-level” grammar assuming we learned it in Elementary/middle school, which I can definitively say we never really did. Also, should I bother with the ACT, as I signed up for April 14th pre-SAT score date, and I really haven’t prepared yet except for one practice test?</p>
<p>And also I have 3 SAT II’s. 800 Chem. 800 Math IIC. 740 Bio-E (Frosh year). I may take USH in June because maybe a humanities 760+(in APUSH) would be a better third test than the 740 in Bio-E.</p>
<p>I got a 2250 with a 1600/1600… so i my humble opinion we should both just go ahead and take the ACT and then bolster the rest of your application. I don’t know why the writing is so different :/</p>
<p>GiveMeReason; that’s pretty cool. Most people I know with two 800’s got them in Math and Writing, and they all say CR is the hardest. CR was never a guaranteed 800, but I think just reading a lot of books at a high level made it not exceptionally difficult to score 750+. Maybe we should just apply to Cornell or Georgetown with our perfect scores XD. I never got why everyone says writing is “so easy”, since it’s the thing you are never taught (at least in my case).</p>
<p>And just food for thought. Is my 2300 Breakdown better than say a 2310 with 800M 750 CR and 760 W?</p>
<p>Your current 2300 > that supposed 2310. Make sure your ECs and essays are strong and you’re as good as any other (assumed you are) unhooked applicant to elite colleges.</p>
<p>“And just food for thought. Is my 2300 Breakdown better than say a 2310 with 800M 750 CR and 760 W?”</p>
<p>At some schools (G’town, for one), yes. In general, though, no.</p>
<p>Bump? 10chars. Any more opinions. My guidance counselor doesn’t have a preference.</p>
<p>Bump 10char?</p>
<p>I feel like the writing section is least indicative of your skills, and a 700 isn’t really much different from an 800 as it would be in Math and CR. As someone mentioned above, this 2300 is better than the proposed 2310 without a doubt.</p>
<p>The fact that your writing score is >= 700 and not, say, 690, makes me think that you should not retake. Funny how those 10 points break the psychological barrier.</p>
<p>“Funny how those 10 points break the psychological barrier.”</p>
<p>They don’t, though, to ad comms I’ve heard from. There’s no “magic number,” but the closest thing out there is 750/750/750, so there are still some schools for which a sub-750 W score will be a bit of a detriment.</p>