Should I retake my Math IIC test?

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<p>I took the test for Math IIC last May 2007 and I got a 750 on it .. it was a bit of a shocker for me and while I do realized that it's in the 70th percentile, would you all recommend me to retake my test this January 2008?</p>

<p>I really want to get an 800 this time, especially since my dream college is Columbia. I think I'm an above average student (taking AP Chem and AP Calc this year) and I know for sure I can get over 2000 on my SAT's (I first got this score when I took it in 8th grade).</p>

<p>By the way, has anyone ever used the SAT II Math for Dummies book? I might buy that since I already have Kaplan and used Barron's last year (which I hated).</p>

<p>Thank you so much for your help!!</p>

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<p>If you'd like, you could retake it.
750 isn't a dreadful score, but considering how generous the curve is, you might want to consider it.</p>

<p>Try Princeton Review this time around.</p>

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<p>I'd put in lower on your priority list, 750 won't hurt you anywhere, probably not even at a place like Columbia. Depending on how much time you have, you might want to first focus on raising your other subject tests to above 750 before you try to improve an already good score.</p>

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<p>kwu, I forgot to mention earlier that I also used PR (in prep. for my May exam) and scored around 760 and 770 on the practice tests.</p>

<p>And DCforMe, this is the only subject test I've taken so far, although I'll probably take the subject test for Chem in May or June.</p>

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<p>Oh, see? So, it's reliable!
You scored 760 and 770, and ended up with a 750, given margins of error, standard deviation, whatever it's called.</p>

<p>Do you remember topics that you missed or didn't understand when you were taking the actual exam? You could exclusively study those topics.</p>

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<p>Actually, I realized that I got 670 and 770 on the PR tests.</p>

<p>Then in Kaplan, I scored a 740 and 680 ... why do I keep having these huge jumps? D:</p>

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<p>Well, let me just reiterate what DCforMe said...
A 750+ is a great score. Not necessarily on the Math II, but still, it's respectable.</p>

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<p>750 is a respectable score, but for a high end school like Columbia...</p>

<p>If it were me, I'd definitely retake it. You probably just went in cold or had a bad test day or something. Just review the basics that you might have forgotten, and go for it again. However, I agree with everyone else when they say that this is not your biggest priority. You probably have much more important things to do.</p>