Hello everyone,
I wanted to ask for opinions on whether or not I should retake the SAT? I’m currently a freshman, about to enter my sophomore year at my local community college. My plan is to transfer to a 4 year university as a PoliSci Major with the ambition to become a lawyer after that.
My dilemma is that most schools that I am interested in, require me to send my High School transcript and SAT score. I was a horrible student during High School and due to my laziness and lack of motivation I barely graduated. I ended up with a 2.08 GPA and a 940 SAT score. It was not until I made a huge shift in my trajectory towards life and made new connections that I realized I never valued my education.
I was in no position to fail as I had everything I needed. A stable middle class home with a mother and stepfather. I am male of hispanic decent and gay, however I never faced serious struggles due to any of my identities to cause me to do poorly. I was one of the lucky ones.
As of now I have a 3.7 GPA and I am wondering if I should retake my SAT, which I don’t know if this could hurt me or help me in the long run. I can’t do anything about my High School transcripts and I know that could be a major factor when they are making their decisions, but I can retake the SAT. So with that said I wanted to ask what my best bet could be?
Thank you so much!