Should I retake SAT

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>My SAT score is a 2230.
740 M
690 CR
800W (12E)</p>

<p>The problem is that MIT will ignore the best part of my SAT, the writing. And the CR score is just a 690.
My question is whether MIT will frown on taking the SAT again because it will be the third time taking it. Do I have to send in scores from all three tests or just the best one?</p>

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<p>It doesn’t really matter how many times you take the tests – MIT will use your best scores for each section no matter what.</p>

<p>Last year, 11% of students with a CR 650-690 were admitted, and 12% of students with a math 700-740 were admitted (<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/admissions_statistics/index.shtml[/url]”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/admissions_statistics/index.shtml&lt;/a&gt;). The overall admit rate was 10.7%, so those are about average numbers. Having those scores will not hurt you.</p>

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<p>I would recommend taking it again, but not more than two or three times total; otherwise you will look obsessive. Scores of 700 and above are competitive at MIT.</p>

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<p>Don’t take it again for the THIRD time. You have better things to waste your money on. My SAT scores were 690 CR, 730 M, and 800 W (12E) - pretty much the exact same as yours. Concentrate on doing well on your SAT II’s and classes instead.</p>

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<p>I don’t know Vivi. Even my EC’s aren’t that great. : (
I mean I’m president of a few clubs and can draw pretty good landscapes. But that’s about it. Not to mention I’m an INDIAN : O</p>

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<p>Is that the only thing stopping some people from obsessively taking SATs more than a dozen times?</p>

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<p>you can use score choice and take the test as many times as u want while still keeping the adcoms in the dark about how many times u have taken it total</p>

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<p>@kemcab: the only thing stopping me from obsessively taking it more than a dozen times was the fact that I wasn’t willing to keep on feeding Collegeboard money for a test that was only a fraction of the application that could easily be overshadowed by nice EC’s and a brilliant essay.</p>

<p>@Esplin: I mean, yes, you can retake it and get a slightly higher score, but as it stands, you’re already in the playing field for MIT as far as SAT’s are concerned. Wouldn’t you want to spend some time polishing up those EC’s and perfecting those essays instead of slaving away at SAT questions? The small increases in your SAT score definitely are not as impressive as large improvements in your EC’s, etc.</p>