Should I retake my Math SAT II for an Econ Major?

Test Preparation
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<p>I plan on applying to econ/business programs ( g'town msb, nyu stern, usc marshall and other schools of this level) and I have always been told that econ/business finance relies upon mathematics greatly.
Unfortunately for me I only scored a 730 on the Math SAT II which is a lot worse than the score itself indicates. I haven't gotten a chance to fully research but I am remotely sure that an 800 itself on this test is only in the 90th% which places my score considerably further down the line.
The thing is that I excel in math in relative sense. I took Calc BC as a sophomore ( As both semesters 5 on AP test and only sophomore in a class above precalc), have never gotten anything less than a A in any math related course and in my two tries at the SAT I i received an 800 and a 770 (this unfortunately was the one with a better overall sitting). </p>

<p>To top off the embarrassment the 730 is the best of THREE tries I have already had. I was grossly unprepared for the first one and recieved a 700. I received a 720 the second time which, after I had hand checked, turned out to be the result of me skipping #40 but bubbling in #41 on the alloted #40 space. The SAT people said that had I not made the error my score would have been a 780. However, what is done is done and my highest score is a 730 as of now. </p>

<p>Should I retake the test to get a higher score or do the rest of my math qualifications make up for this blemish?</p>

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<p>i really dont understand how you can get 730 after getting 5 on BC Cal
but thereeare always stories…so…
i don’t see a reason why one should take another subject test
after getting over 700s but i would recommend you to take
another one if you have time just b/c you are capable of doing much better
buy barron’s and study for it it will immensely help u especially if u r
already a mathemagician…I got 580 once in that book
but got 780 in the real thing</p>

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<p>if it bothers you, retake it. So, you won’t regret.</p>

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<p>Not a big deal. A better signal would be to take Calculus III or Linear Algebra at a college (some allow anyone with credit for CI and CII) during the summer.</p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>If you have an 800 on your SATI math section, along with a 5 on your CalcBC AP, I don’t think you need to retake a 730 in order to prove to colleges you’re good at math.
They have plenty of other ways that they can see where you are proving your strength, and to take it again would seem to be a waste of time and money.</p>