<p>Question: I am in 11th grade, and I just got back my January SAT scores. I got a 2370- 800 CR, 800 writing, and 770 in math. Math is usually my best subject so I know for a fact that I’m capable of getting a 800 in math if I retake. Should I [...]</p>
<p>My son was in a similar position following his only SAT test in October of his junior year. His score was just a little higher than yours. He did not re-take. I fully supported and respected his choice.</p>
<p>My son and I totally agree with “the Dean’s” answer on Sally’s link. There are a few reasons I can think of NOT to re-take it.</p>
<p>In no particular order:</p>
<p>Statistically, you are more likely to come out of the re-take with a LOWER score, not a higher score, even though Math is your best subject. Somewhere on College Board, they cite re-take statistics for given scores – people above something like 2100 (can only remember the gist, not the exact number) statistically score lower on a re-take, not higher. Then how would you feel?</p>
<p>I agree with “the Dean” that there’s a risk that you’ll be viewed as a tad obsessive if you choose to re-take a 2370. EVERY college admissions team would tell you that, in their minds, there is no difference between a 2370 and a 2400. They’re both great scores that say something great about you. It would be pretty cool to say you got a perfect score. It is true that non-admissions people make a lot more out of a perfect 2400 than my son’s extremely-close-to-2400. But re-taking for that reason would be … well, obsessive and prideful maybe? (To my family, anyway.)</p>
<p>I firmly believe that your 2370 will look just as good to admissions as a 2400 … and who’s to say you would get the 2400 the second time around?</p>
<p>There are so many better things to do with your life as a high school junior. High school should be fun. It should be a place where you can safely experiment with all kinds of intellectual and extracurricular pursuits. Those pursuits will not only broaden your horizons and make you a better person. They’ll also make you a better, more interesting college applicant. </p>
<p>So put the SAT study guides away and live a little! :)</p>
<p>i know this thread is old, but should i retake a 2310 (second try)? </p>
<p>im also a junior and this is the breakdown:
760 reading
770 math
780 writing</p>
<p>i also consider math to be my best subject, and i know i can get an 800 next time.
also for reading, i missed three questions, and if i had only missed 2, it would have been an 800.</p>
<p>so i know i can do better, and isnt a 2370+ much better than what i have right now?</p>
<p>I would advise against it. For example, this time, on CR, you missed three questions, but you can’t really ‘control’ how many you’ll miss next time. A huge part of it is probably luck on that particular test date. Once you’re this good of a tester, it’s a lot less about your skills as a student and a lot more about how much the universe likes you. And you have a 2310 with no obvious, glaring lacks in any sections-- I say be done with it!</p>
<p>It really depends on other parts (GPA, ECs, LORs, etc) of your portfolio. If these aspects are outstanding, you do not need to retake SAT. If they are not, then a better SAT might be helpful, however slightly.</p>
<p>Retaking 2350+ is superfluous.</p>
<p>Definitely do not retake…</p>
<p>no way!!! !!!</p>
<p>For the SAT, scores north of 700 are imprecisely different… A recent SAT Math, apparently, had a “curve” that cost 60 points for 2 wrong answers.</p>
<p>Statistically, if you score in the mid 200s on each section of the SAT, where are you most likely to go, if you retake? UP. There’s more room above you than below</p>
<p>If you score at or near the top, where are you most likely to go if you retake?..DOWN. There’s more room below</p>
<p>If you take the SAT prior to your Junior year, regardless of what you get, you should probably retake as schools will want to see RECENT scores. </p>
<p>You wouldn’t send your High School grades from only your freshman and sophomore years, would you?</p>
You’re fine.