SAT scores..which should I retake?

Applying to College
1

<p>Ok so a lot of the colleges I am applying to allow January scores. I am looking at top schools, my first choices being Yale, Stanford, and Harvard. I go to a very tough but relatively unknown public school in the Northeast, and my GPA is 3.8/4.5. Though this is somewhat "low" I am ranked 4th in a class of 400+ -- only our valedictorian has a 3.9+ GPA.</p>

<p>Essentially, I want to use my scores to show that I am intelligent as my grades might not reflect that. I have a 35 ACT with a 2240 SAT, 800 M2, 790 USH, 740 Physics. Should I retake Physics in January or get my SAT to 23+? I don't want this opportunity to go to waste!</p>

2

<p>Don’t take either, it will only make you look like a test you-know-what. You’ve passed the threshold and reached the point of diminishing returns, if you don’t get into those schools it’s not going to be due to a few points in your test scores, but rather some other part(s) of your application. </p>

<p>Why not use the time for more relevant pursuits?</p>

3

<p>By then, apps will be over and done with and my classes won’t be taking up any more time. I figure I might as well put my time to good use…</p>