<p>^ I dunno man. It’s totally upto you. It’s best to try to stay above the middle 50%… and generally speaking, for most top colleges that’d be about 1500 (M + CR). But if you think your application is strong otherwise, you don’t necessarily have to take the SAT again. If however you feel that your profile is weak, then a solid SAT score can sort of help you. But again, don’t let SAT interfere with other important things, like as you said, rehearsals etc. SAT is only one of the many things that adcoms look into.</p>