Should I Retake the SAT?

Test Preparation
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Hello, everyone!

I took the SAT for the first time LAST YEAR, and got a 1480.

I took the SAT for the second time on March 10th of this year, and got a 1510. I am shooting for University of Michigan (my state school), and insanely reaching for Carnegie Mellon and Stanford; I am also hoping for Barnard College. Should I retake the SAT? I know that test scores aren’t everything, but would that put me in the same league as other applicants? I am hoping to major in computer science, if that helps, and my EBRW is 760 and my math is 750. Thank you!

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Don’t CMU and Stanford require all your test scores? Keep that in mind as you discern whether to take the test a third time.

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Have you tried a practice ACT? Both my kids were very lopsided with these tests. One did much better on the SAT and the other on the ACT.

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@JBStillFlying Yes, I’ll keep that in mind!

@gallentjill Hi, yes I did! I did much better on the SAT.