<p>I took the SAT in October this year and I got a 2310 (Math - 740, Critical Reading - 790, Writing - 780). I know that signups for the January SAT are coming up, and I was thinking about whether I should sign up for it. </p>
<p>I know that I got a very good score and I may sound like a jerk ( I really don't mean to), but I am thinking I should retake because my math score is quite low considering that I want to major in something related to math and/or science. Also, since I'm asian, it is sort of expected that I get a high score in math. </p>
<p>Will retaking the SAT work out for me? Will it be more beneficial or harmful? I feel like the 790 in CR was kind of luck, since I usually score in the lower/mid 700s. I first thought I would score in the 2200s. </p>
<p>It has been a while since I last took the test, and I'm thinking of retaking in January. What do you guys think? I know that the SAT is not the biggest deciding factor in college apps, but is the effort worth it?</p>
<p>I don't desire a 2400, I just feel like my math score should be higher since I want to major in something related to it. Also, will it make me a more viable candidate for college apps?</p>
<p>Do people with scores like mine get good scholarships. I think I'll be getting national merit scholarships since i'm pretty sure i qualified (229)</p>
<p>if you think you got “Lucky” getting a 790 in verbal then don’t even think about retaking. Colleges care more about the composite one-time sitting, which sounds to me like you won’t break (if you usually get low 700’s in V/W). So what if you’re Asian? Does that mean it’s expected you don’t score as well on the reading? Hell no. </p>
<p>Also, you got a gift on the october sat because it was the most lenient curve I’ve ever seen. Don’t waste it by scoring lower on the January and having colleges see this.</p>
<p>Sources: common sense. congrats on good sat score btw</p>
<p>**** the guy above… he’s spewing stereotypical no-nothing crap…</p>
<p>the October SAT curve was not lenient, otherwise i don’t know how it would explain people’s scores increasing from october-november-december at my school.</p>
<p>the curves are all pretty much the same…</p>
<p>anyway, a lot of colleges do something called superscore now meaning they take the highest subsection score across ALL your test (of course they look at your single sittings too) so 3 2200’s could actually equal a 2400 in many college’s eyes if you got 800 Math Reading and Writing atleast once across all of the three sittings…</p>
<p>TL;DR, retake it if you want to, if you think you can pull your math score up, then do it.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. I’m planning to apply to top colleges like a few ivies etc, so would a 740 in math place a dent in my application? </p>
<p>Also, what would happen if I score worse in January, but do much better in Math? Would super score be more important or the one sitting even if I scored worse?</p>
<p>Thanks! I feel like I should give it a try since I know for sure that I made an EXTREMELY stupid mistake in math. Do you have any tips for improving my math score since I usually score in the 750s range on practice tests?</p>
<p>No you do not need to retake. The difference between a 2310 and higher is minuscule, so even if you superscore, the change is negligible. Relax and do something else with your Saturday morning. Your scores are fine. Congrats.</p>
<p>yes, its arguable that retaking is not worth it</p>
<p>but a lot of admissions info sources seem to be suggesting that colleges do NOT look at the SAT as a single fat number, they will consider your separate section scores.</p>
<p>im in the same boat as you, i got a 2290 on october with a 730 in math when I had been testing 800 consistently in my practice.</p>
<p>i’ve been doing practice math sets all winter just so i can get that 800 math, i’ve been doing writing on the side, because why not</p>
<p>im trying to pull 800 math and writing out of the january test for a superscore 2400, but my priority is math</p>
<p>i am asian as well but critical reading has not really been a problem for me during practice (on the october test i got 800 CR)</p>
<p>For goodness sakes man that is almost perfect…gah why are all these people with 2300+ asking about retakes when I made a 1910 on my SAT?</p>
<p>Better off not retaking it as colleges will notice that you are trying to be a “perfectionist” (even if you claim you are not the fact that retaking with a good score indicates so to the college admissions)</p>
<p>Schools that mught possibly care about a smudge higher math score would liky bee schools that want to see SATIIs. If you haven’t taken those, consider focusing your energies there.</p>
<p>I’m planning to take the math 2 SAT II. If I got a good score on that would it make up for my 740 in sat I math so that I don’t have to retake the SAT altogether?</p>
<p>There’s a pretty strong curve with the math 2. That said you will probably do fine. You do not need to retake the SAT 1. You will need 2 or 3 sat 2s for many of the top schools. Take them.</p>
<p>2310 is an extremely high score and is absolutely enough to get you into ANY IVY LEAGUE SCHOOL. Most top schools look at SAT scores in order to determine if you’re academically qualified to attend. If you score above 2200 or so and have a good GPA, then the answer to that question is most definitely “yes.” However, with these schools’ single-digit acceptance rates, being academically qualified to attend will not necessarily help you stand out or get you admitted. Top schools are far more interested in how you express yourself in your essays and how your extracurriculars demonstrate your interests than in how you performed on a standardized test. Retaking after getting such a high score as a 2310 is a bad idea for multiple reasons: 1) you will very likely do worse the second time and 2) Colleges will see you as someone who is obsessed with test-taking. I got into Stanford, my dream school, with an SAT score of 2270 (740M, 740R, 790W), while at least two people I know who had higher scores than I did (2380 and 2400) were rejected. While those scores were technically higher than mine, I believe mine did its job of qualifying me academically for the school. I believe it was my essays, EC’s, and recommendations that got me admitted, not my SAT score.</p>
<p>Congratulations! You’ve formally established yourself as a competitive college applicant. Now, it’s time to focus on the far more important parts of your application that will actually get you admitted to your dream school.</p>
<p>–by the way, I got a 770 on the Math II subject test, which I think definitely helped balance out w/ my lower SAT I math score. I think doing well on the math subject test is almost more impressive to colleges than doing well on the SAT I math section is.</p>
<p>So does the distribution of the scores I got in each section matter more or does my composite score matter more? I’ll probably be doing something in math, so I thought my math score should be pretty high.</p>
<p>Most colleges do not give a rodent’s behind about the composite score. They won’t see your score as 2310; they’ll see it as 780/740/790.</p>
<p>Even though that’s the case, there’s no good reason to retake the SAT. You might or might not get into whatever fancy-pants college you’re aiming for, but if you don’t get in, the reason will not be that you got 740 on the SAT Math section.</p>
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