Should I retake a 740?

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<p>I took my first SAT II at the end of this recent sophomore year, Biology M.</p>

<p>However, I did not take it seriously nor did I study for it at all. </p>

<p>I literally just took for the kicks and to see what I would receive.
I did not anticipate that it would be sooo much different than the AP and that it would actually contain information that was not in the curriculum for the AP test. </p>

<p>As a result, I received a 740. Now I am the #1 student in AP Biology and I intend to pursue a major that is related at least somewhat to Biology. So should I retake it and actually study for it this time to aim for a 770+? Or would that look fishy for a superscore where a 740 the first time would look better. </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Retaking it would be a total waste of time. 740 is fine.</p>

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<p>@Savannahstar Even for a top tier college? Is there any way to explain the score?</p>

<p>I mean I skipped like a whole section of questions on the physiology of plants because I simply didn’t know it on a deep level.</p>

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<p>bump10char</p>

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<p>You don’t need to “explain” anything. You’re good.</p>

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<p>740 is fine. Move on.</p>

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<p>It depends what your major is going to be. If you are putting your major as a STEM major on your application, you probably want Chem to be higher. If you aren’t doing a STEM major, then 740 is absolutely fine.</p>

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<p>yea i got 720 on sat bio m, and i don’t think it really matters even to top tier colleges as long as you get 700+. after all sat 2’s are only supplements to sat/act scores.</p>

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<p>Yes you should take it. 740 is a horrible score, you might as well drop out and rent a corner store for the rest of your life.</p>

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<p>why would you retake a 740
Some of us like me would wish to get a 740
Stop with your modesty.
It annoys the **** out of me</p>