<p>My other subject test scores are solid: 800 in U.S. History, 770 in World History, 760 in Math Level II, 730 Chemistry, and 690 Bio. However, my Lit score was a horrendous 530. I didn't prep at all in January and stupidly assumed it would be easy. Assuming I get about a month of preparation in after the Nov SAT, would it be worth it to retake Lit and aim for at least the high 600 range?</p>
<p>If you are applying to non-Score Choice schools, then yes.</p>
<p>If not, it is not really worth the bother. Lit can be somewhat unpredictable in respect to improvement.</p>
<p>I am applying to Stanford, MIT, Cal Tech, Carnegie Mellon, and a couple of Ivies, so should I retake it?</p>
<p>Bump 10 char</p>
<p>Yes, if those couple of Ivies are Yale, Cornell, or UPenn then they are non-score choice schools. I am not sure without searching, but I think CMU is also non score-choice.</p>
<p>You should retake in order to hide the 530.</p>
<p>Non-score choice schools would still see the 530, no? Along with the new score?</p>
<p>Oh, actually I don’t know…
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<p>yes, those non-choice schools will ask you send all of your scores to them. I don’t think it’s a good idea to send your scores including 530. If you retake Lit and achieve progress, I think that will be helpful.</p>