Junior applying to small liberal arts colleges and a few large public universities in the Fall of 2019
Dec 1, 2018 1480 / 750 EBRW 730 Math
March 9, 2019 1450 / 690 EBRW 760 Math
April 9, 2019 (school administered SAT) 1420 / 710 EBRW 710 Math Essay 6 / 6 / 7
Colleges all superscore, so SAT score I would be trying to break is 1510 / EBRW 750 760 Math
Should I review and retake in late August or just concentrate on completing the Common App and essays this summer?
My instincts tell me I could study all summer and NEVER break the 1510.
(Never took a prep class and didn’t complete the College Board Blue Book, so I guess I am still feeling I could improve 
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3.97 GPA 4.62 WGPA
AP Calc, AP Bio. AP EngLit, AP Spanish, IntRel/Psychology will be senior year schedule.
Thoughts and suggestions are valued since this forum seems to have people that know what they’re talking about.
All comments appreciated!
Thank you!
IMO don’t retake. Have you tried the ACT? at least take a timed ACT practice test and if it seems you do well, review for and take that.
@scholarme Thanks for the quick reply!
Why would I bother with the ACT? Common Data Sets for the schools I am interested in have a higher % of students submitting SAT scores. I would have to get a 35 or 36 on the ACT to beat my 1510 superscore…is there any reason? Forgot to mention that I should be National Merit Commended and won’t qualify for any financial aid.
Some kids do really well on the ACT vs the SAT - you should see if you are one of those.
The reason I don’t think you should retake is that you’ve consistently scored in the same range - barring some intense drilling over the summer and some strategic approaches you probably won’t improve that much over your already good superscore.
Even if you prep effectively and efficiently (see below), you may not have much headroom to improve. Whether an improvement matters depends on your target colleges and where your current scores stand relative to the admit and scholarship ranges of those colleges.
Effective and efficient prep probably means trying an old released test, then reviewing which questions you got wrong or got right but were not sure about to see if there is a particular type of question that additional prep can help you with.
Doing an ACT practice can help you determine whether the ACT is a better test for you.
Even your 12/1 score alone has nice look to it, and your superscore seems to close the deal.