<p>first, colleges don't even look at writing....so my 800 is pretty much uselesss</p>
<p>second, i'm probably going to be a math/science concentrator in some tech school (MIT, caltech, etc.) , and i was hoping to get an 800 on math. i've been taking advanced math at a university, but I can't even get a perfect score on the SAT I math. does this reflect badly on my math skills....?</p>
<p>and, what if i score lower the second time around?</p>
<p>Don't bother. When you get your report in the mail, it explains (or at least mine did) that scores are given as both a number and a range. The number is your actual score and the range is how you could be expected to score if you took the test multiple times... So my 790 math had a range of 760-800 or something like that. From how I read it, it seems that admissions will understand that someone who gets an 800 is not immediately more qualified than someone with a 790, 780, or 770, etc. </p>
<p>Like nngmm said, if you feel the need to prove your math abilities, take SAT IIs or AP Calc, etc. </p>
<p>As for your second question, more and more schools are "superscoring", which means they take your highest score in each section, regardless of sitting. So, for example, someone who takes the test twice and gets 800 M / 750 CR / 800 W, then 760 M / 800 CR / 780 W will be considered to have gotten a 2400. Not all schools do it this way, though, so you might want to check about the schools you are most interested in and see what they do.</p>
<p>I felt I should have hit the bottom line "Report Problem Post" when I read the title. But, I read the note to see if the title was misleading. I now know you have a problem.</p>
<p>please, i don't mean to offend anyone, but i am asking a legitimate question. i am sure i can do better if i actually studied this time, and i am simply asking if it is worth it to gain the few extra points. i don't think there's anything wrong with trying to improve one's score, even if it is high, i am just asking opinions on what i should do. i would appreciate useful advice on whether studying/testing is worth it, and if they know of anyone with similar scores who retook the test. every little bit helps doesn't it?</p>
<p>no retesting at this point is unnecessary. i got the same total score, 2330 and similar individual scores (790M 740V 800W) and i indicated on my app that i'm going to study engineering. I already got into some top schools (harvard, carnegie mellon, cornell) and am expecting the same result at stanford.</p>
<p>HOWEVER just remember schools don't admit you strictly on test scores. overall, i'd say your SAT scores are to be less than 5% of everything that they consider</p>
<p>I got a 2300, but a 760 in MATH!!! :( math is supposed to be my best subject...</p>
<p>I dont know if I should retake...im almost SURE i can do bettr on math, but what of the other subjects?!!! I dont know if i want to go through all that studying again...although a 2340 or 2350 would be awesome--it is on a whole different level....</p>
<p>this makes me feel a little better in a twisted way because on my PSAT math was my highest, and a subject I'm generally good in, so maybe it was just a little harder than normal and I can up my score.</p>
<p>On the other hand, I feel bad because I got 1990. I'm retaking too</p>
<p>a 2300 is equally good...!!.. its way above most of the ivy's mid rande (25-75 percentile ranks). but also alongside your sat scores, your schools grades, school reccomendations and extra curriculras also matter equally.. so make sure you are good is all of these to get into a top ivy league. there have been various cases wherein a person with a lower sat score has gotten in because of other strong points but a person with a high sat score hasnt because the other aspects of the application were weak..!</p>
<p>if youre wondering whether to retake a 2330, then i doubt you will get accepted to the college of your choice.</p>
<p>You likely are one of those poor kids who think colleges only care about stats, and because of that i think youll get rejected by the superelite colleges like HYPS</p>
<p>Hcheng,
It's the luck of the day. D stopped at 2300(CR 700, Math 800, Wr 800). Not perfect score, but it's ok to stop. I have the same worry, she is very strong in reading but from her score it looks like she does not do well. She has no intention of majoring in anything remotely related to Math but got perfect score. I mean if you add CR+Math = 1500, it could be better the otherway. But overall, it seems too much stress to take it again and it's not worth it. D rather spend the time to prepare for the next test, like AP bio or a subject test.</p>
<p>I'm new to this community but I fail to see the need for insulting the OP. I have a 2320, with an 800 in math, an 800 in cr, and a 720 in writing. My essay was terrible (2 personal examples only and NO conclusion-I'm not used to writing essays in 25 minutes) and I was very lucky to get a 9. Also, I guessed lucky once or twice in cr, and I was lucky to not have made any careless mistakes on the math.</p>
<p>Considering that I should be able to improve my writing score (it would just be a matter of studying the grammar and practicing the essay, right?), should I go for it? I'm worried about not doing as well as before on the math and the cr, but I think I can score higher than 720 on the writing section.</p>
<p>The writing section doesn't matter, but I have heard that colleges like to see initiative, and if I improved my writing score from 720 to 800 that would be initiative right?</p>
<p>Because of the risk involved, this is a dilemma. A legit dilemma any way I see it. Why must people like me be insulted?</p>