should I take the SATs again?

<p>hi all</p>

<p>first time up I went 2210: 780/730/700</p>

<p>second time up I did much worse: 730/790/640 (something like that)</p>

<p>now combined this gives me a 2270, but the 2 other scores from the second test were much worse. should I take the test again and go for the 800s, to go for the 2300? is there any real advantage?</p>

<p>also, is that second test gonna affect how my scores are perceived? what range of schools does a 2270 fall under?</p>

<p>to round out the testing picture, I've got 5s in AP US, Euro, and Lit, and 800s on US History and Lit. should I just quit with all the standardized testing while I'm ahead?</p>

<p>If you did that well and then went down, you’re statistically not likely to ever improve that 2200 without extensive prep, which probably isn’t worth the opportunity cost. And at average-good schools, a 2210 is good enough and for super-selective Harvardy places a 2400 won’t get you in, anyway.</p>

<p>interesting. do colleges combine the scores or do they do single-sitting type ish? basically, is my score right now a 2210 or a 2270?</p>

<p>Pretty much all colleges combine best scores. it depends on which particular school you’re talking about, but yeah you pretty much have a 2270.</p>

<p>thanks for your help. what kind of schools is 2270 sufficient for?</p>

<p>Pretty much any school. Yeah, Harvard does reject 2400s a lot, but hey, you might get lucky. You pretty much fall in the middle 50% or top 25% of every single school in the nation.</p>