SAT's

Applying to College
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<p>I know Stanford and Yale want all of your SAT scores. So I was wondering, will these SAT's affect my admissions?</p>

<p>1st try: 2290 (800 M, 760 CR, 730 W 8 E)
2nd try: 2180 (770 M, 710 CR, 700 W 8 E) Really bad day
3rd Try: This January, I already signed up and don't want to waste my parents' money. I am retaking more for the sake of getting my SAT closer to my PSAT and for summer camp apps than for college apps. I am aiming for 2350+ but idk what will happen.</p>

<p>So, is this bad for Yale and Stanford?</p>

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<p>If you were looking for people to dole out praise for the 2290, which you know is perfectly fine and above the 99th percentile, here it is:</p>

<p>wow much fab you’re set. 2250 and above is fine. wow so smart. you’ve got this in the bag. it’s fine.</p>

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<p>Sorry, I was not clear in my original question. I am aware that 2290 is a good score. However, I wanted a 2350+ as my goal and I took the November hoping for that score. At that time, I did not consider a 2290 as a really good score (Now I do). Also, at that time, I was not aware of Yale and Stanford’s policy. There are 3 reasons for me taking the January and they are:

  1. My PSAT score is pretty high and I would like to match that score in order to attain finalist status (and I believe you have to take the SAT after the PSAT, correct me if I am wrong)
  2. I want a more competitive score for summer camps and opportunities purpose
  3. I would like to attain my personal goal</p>

<p>So, when I mean is it bad for Yale and Stanford, is it bad that I took the test 3 times, got a relatively bad score the 2nd time, and that I am retaking the test even though I had a pretty good first score?</p>

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<p>bump. please guys, I really would like to know.</p>

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<p>(I’m just a parent, not an admissions officer.) Personally, I don’t think either school will reject solely on the fact that you took the SAT three times. However, I do think they will wonder about WHY you took the SAT three times given that you got a very very good score the first time out. </p>

<p>2350 is not magical. The difference between 2290 and 2350 is pretty minimal. You can score 2290 and get into Yale/Stanford and you can score 2350 and be rejected from Yale/Stanford. </p>

<p>See if you can exchange the SAT I test payment for SAT II subject test.</p>