Senior Year Testing?

Applying to College
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<p>I was hoping for any advice/opinions on testing I should plan on doing before college apps in my upcoming senior year. I plan on applying to some of the top ranked schools in the nation, so obviously scores aren't everything, but I wanted to make sure they were at least in the higher-end of the range. </p>

<p>My scores so far:</p>

<p>SAT-2200 (720M, 740R, 740W)
ACT-35
Math II SAT-800
Biology M SAT-750
Chemistry SAT-750</p>

<p>My SAT score is something I wasn't very happy with and I don't plan on submitting it anywhere. My question is whether or not colleges will be able to see it if I send them SAT II scores. I know if I retake the SAT I will score better in the Math section (not sure about Reading or Writing), so my superscored score would go higher. If schools never see the score though, I'm thinking its not worth retaking, right? Especially when I have done well on the ACT...?</p>

<p>Will my SAT II scores cut it? These are what I'm most worried about. I can probably take a language SAT and score highly on it, and I am considering retaking the Bio SAT as well. </p>

<p>My main questions are then:
Should I bother retaking the SAT or should I just send in my ACT score and be done with it?
Do I need to retake/take any more SAT IIs? If so, which ones?</p>

<p>LAST QUESTION: How much do AP scores matter in college admissions? I have pretty much taken the most rigorous schedule possible (obviously there are multiple "most rigorous schedules", but still...) The only score I would consider submitting are a 5 on Bio and a 4 on European History. Do AP scores affect admission? or only placement after admission?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Your scores are high enough. Raising them wouldn’t add anything to your applocation.</p>

<p>You’re spending too much time worrying about test scores. Surely you have more valuable ways to spend your energy.</p>

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<p>No, I’m an adult who has been reading this site for two years. I’ve seen too many kids obsessing about essentially meaningless differences. At a certain point your scores become high enough to show that you’re qualified for admission. Adcoms at very selective schools could fill classes with applicants who have perfect or near perfect scores, but they don’t.</p>