Should I Retake the SAT 2s???

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi! Should I retake the SAT 2 Math 2 test? At this point, I am going to try out the ACT in September, retake the SAT in October, but I'm not sure if I'll need November. I am planning on applying to these places:</p>

<p>Cornell Hotel School (1)
UPenn Wharton (2)
Yale (EA, and yes I know this is a very small chance)/ NYU Stern (3)
UVA (4)
Emory (5)
Wake Forest (6)
A safety school like OSU or U of O</p>

<p>PSAT: 197
SAT 1 (first time): 2000 CR: 670 W:650 M: 680 (I know these are low for my reach schools)
GPA Weighted: 4.37
GPA Unweigted: 3.91 (I think...because of A-, no Bs)
Classes taken:All Honors/AP classes offered at my school (AP: AP US History, AP Government) I will be taking AP Calculus, AP English, AP French, and college level history (through Portland State University) next year.
Credits: 4 yrs. English, 4 yrs. Math through Calc, 4 yrs. Science (2 in Chem), 4 yrs. French, 3.5 yrs. History, other (PE, Health, etc.)</p>

<p>NEW:
APUSH (5), AP US GOV (5)
SAT 2: Math 2 - 700, USH - 760, Chem - 650</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
Class Officer (10th, 11th,12th) - elected position, five only per grade
Ambassador (10th, 11th, 12th) - helps introduce younger students to the school, Marketing Chair as a junior
Campus Ministry and Service (11th, 12th) - organizes service projects throughout the year
Doernbecher Week Committee (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) - organizes spirit week that raises money for Doernbecher Children's Hospital 10th - Special Event Co-Chair, 11th General Co-Chair, 12th - Student Advisor
Golf (9th) - JV
Soccer (9th, 10th, 11th,12th) - 2 yrs JV, 1 yr. V (?? for 12th)
Lacrosse (10th, 11th, 12th) - 1 yr. JV, 1 yr. V (?? for 12th)
Girl Scouts (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) - active fundraising for trips and service projects
National Charity League (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)- mother-daughter service organization</p>

<p>Various Service Activities: Library (about 30-40 hrs.), Elm Court (serving food to the elderly, about 20 hrs.), Assistant Soccer Coach to younger kids (20 hrs.)</p>

<p>Honors/Awards:
World History Award (10th)
Religion Award (11th)
St. Michael's Book Award (11th)</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
Young Entrepeneur's Business Week (08, 09): 1 week, college credit
Cornell Summer College (09): Hotel Operations Management, 3 weeks, college credit
Day Camp Counselor: 1 week, every year, service hours
Backpacking: Olympic Mountains, Steens Mountains, Canadian Rocky Mountains
Summer Soccer League</p>

<p>State: OREGON (but I would prefer to go somewhere new)
Thanks! Any other school suggestions would be appreciated!</p>

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<p>If anything, I would say you need to retake your SAT I’s for at least Yale. Your SAT IIs should be fine and I wouldn’t waste time retaking them.</p>

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<p>Ok thanks! anyone else?</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>First focus on getting your SAT I up, then if you have time retake the Chem. And Math if you are really unhappy with it, but really just bring up the Chem to the 700s.</p>

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<p>Ya I agree. You should first retake the SAT I and then concentrate on the SATIIs.</p>

<p>I think you have very good ECs, so work on the test scores.</p>

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<p>I wish it weren’t so, but standardized tests do make up somewhat of a significant part of college applications, so go for it! If you have time over the summer and are dilligent at studying, I don’t see why you can’t haul those scores up 200 points :)</p>

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<p>Since you’ve survived Calculus (yay!) You could definitely do a better job on Math II. Having said that, you can also improve on your Math subscore, so retaking it is a great option. </p>

<p>Chemistry, I am a bit iffy on, since that was a killer for me, as well. </p>

<p>You have great ECs. Good depth, focus, and not all over the place. :)</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone!
@samsunimomo: I actually haven’t taken calc yet…taking AP Calc next year…but still, my math scores could be much higher.</p>

<p>So far my testing schedule looks like this:
Sept: ACT (thought I’d try it…maybe I can get my scores up)
Oct: SAT 1
Nov: SAT 2 Math?? Should I take Chem too? Or maybe try Lit??? Since I am thinking about Yale EA, is it worth it to rush the scores?</p>

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<p>@ clinegirl</p>

<p>Continuous months of testing? Ooooh, I don’t envy you. Even if you are entering Calculus this year, you’ve completed precalculus, right? You still have couple of months of time, and I definitely suggest that you retake the SATII and Chemistry, only if you think you are read for it. </p>

<p>Yale admissions only requires 2 SAT subjects anyway, and you have a solid US History subject score. </p>

<p>From personal other others’ anecdotal experience, Lit is incredibly hard, definitely harder than the AP English Language. I definitely would recommend against Lit, and focus on raising your Critical reading and writing in your SAT Reasoning.</p>

<p>ACT math requires higher degree of knowledge than SAT reasoning math (The difficulty is a step lower than MathII Subject) so you could be killing two birds with one stone.</p>

<p>Hope that helped :)</p>

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<p>Thank you so much! I know - three months of testing is NOT going to be fun…I see you’re from Oregon! Have you graduated or do you still live here?</p>