Should I Retake in May?

Test Preparation
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So I just took the March SAT, this is my first time, and I probably did not do as well as I had hoped.

I was going to take it in May but I literally have 3 AP tests the week after so I’m a bit wary right now and June I have SAT subjects to take.

I think I scored around the 2200-2300 range. It’s kind of an awkward score because at that point, I know most of the stuff and I feel like it’s mostly about test-day performance and I felt like I just wasn’t prepared.

Should I just take it seeing that I am fresh off a test? I think I just made some dumb mistakes but I can’t predict if I am going to make dumb mistakes in the future. (Ex: Missing like 5 in Math during the May SAT when I think I got a 800 this time.)

My AP’s aren’t exactly the hardest, I’ll be studying for Calc BC, Physics 1, World History, and Computer Science.

I just want your feedback and see if I should retake it in May. If I don’t register soon my local testing center will be full.

For anyone that took the SAT, I really struggled on the Franklin Passage (because of the double passage and long passage in one section, I had never encountered that before) and the Creativity Passage (Some dumb mistakes, and still a divisive question that nobody knows).

I just always have those kinds of feelings when I know what I got wrong and know that it was a dumb mistake and I feel like I can get an 800, until the next test comes and I don’t do well again.

Thanks!

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I think I scored around the 2200-2300 range.

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There’s no difference to colleges once you’re in that range, and it would be strategically stupid to retake it.

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Ok thanks. I was thinking about applying to schools like Berkeley and the average acceptance SAT I heard was around a 2230, so I wanted to get a bit higher so have a better chance.

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You won’t want to study for SATs and APs at the same time. There’s no issue with taking it again next October, should you decide to do so; lots of seniors make that their last testing date.

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According to this list, M+CR for Berkeley is 1355 (so about 2035/2400).

http://www.forbes.com/sites/schifrin/2014/08/04/top-100-sat-scores-ranking-which-colleges-have-the-brightest-kids/

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@bouders Thanks so much! I don’t know where the 2230 came from, but I think I’ll just focus on AP for now and retake it in October.

Also thanks to @bodangles @anonymoose3