<p>I am kind of stuck and I would appreciate anyone's opinions.<br>
I took the SAT with a lot of prep and got V: 760, M:760, and W:700
I am looking to apply to dartmouth, middlebury, bowdoin, bates, bc, haverford, carleton etc.
Should I retake the SAT in order to raise the writing score? It is unlikely that I can raise the other scores, and while a 700 is a good score, I feel like it isn't competitive at a school like dartmouth.</p>
<p>you should move on with your life because a few points won't make a monumental difference. Maybe you should exert your time on other more important things like extracurriculars etc..</p>
<p>agree with soprolahh.</p>
<p>i just wondered if it was worth retaking. i didn't really need the attitude.</p>
<p>2200+ is competitive anywhere.</p>
<p>well i say don't retake just because ur verbal and math scores are up to par 750+ is great.. in my opinion a 700 in writing is fine/great JUST because it's paired with the 760 and 760 in the other two. I believe they find those the most important</p>
<p>thank you for your advice. i think i am not going to bother retaking</p>
<p>Agreed. Let it stand as is. Schools still put more weight on the Math and Critical Reading than on Writing (though that's changing.)</p>
<p>My advice: spend the time writing extremely good application essays. Make them interesting, make them personal, let your personality shine through. Great essays may compensate for the very good but not outrageously good 700.</p>
<p>Since this is the first year that colleges require the writing section of the SAT I, there is still a lot of speculation as to what to make of the scores. First of all, 700+ in any section is safe for an Ivy/small LAC and also be reminded that they haven't had a chance to see if there is any correlation between success on the Writing section and success in school in general. To that end, I think it is a sad day when a student thinks that 1520 isn't competitive. Come on man, get a hold of yourself-not only did you score extremely high, your scores were the same, showing your well roundedness as a thinker. As an applicant to Dartmouth, you should be worried about a lot more than test scores.</p>