<p>I know that many schools require the ACT and SAT in order to transfer to their institution. I was wondering if anyone retook either test during college before applying for transfer admission. If so, did you study (prepare) at all for the exam?</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm also concerned about this. I got a 2020 on my SATs (CR: 700, M: 640, W: 680) and I took it at the end of my junior year of high school. I want to re-take it (possibly) in September before I go to college as a first-year student (freshman). It will be almost a year and a half since I have taken it. I wonder if this will increase my scores?</p>
<p>I did retake standardized tests in college and am a strong advocate for retaking the ACT or SAT if you believe you can do better and if you're not already coming from a top 20 uni/LAC. </p>
<p>I took the SAT once in high school, senior year, and scored a 1350. I then had to retake it freshman yr. of college as colleges that required it generally required the new version. I studied using the Blue Book and scored a 2220. As my math score did not increase AT ALL and that was basically all I studied for, I decided to give the ACT a second try (I'd also taken it senior year and scored a 30). I used Barron's for the ACT and scored a 32 with a/b a week's study. Afterwards I opted to take it one more time but only studied for the science section (as it was my weakest), again using Barron's, and scored a 34. </p>
<p>I really think it helped and think anyone can do well on these tests with practice.</p>
<p>Thanks for the insight. Does anyone else have a take on this situation?</p>
<p>If your scores are really not representative of your ability, it might be a good idea to re-take it. However, I was told that since the SAT is supposed to predict your potential to do well in college (whether it does or not is debateable but not the issue here), for transfer students who have already demonstrated their abilities in college, it is not nearly as important. I don't know anything about the ACT really.</p>
<p>I took them in college only. Got into an ivy.</p>
<p>i took it in high school and got a really low score. I just completed my sophomore year in college and i'll be withdrawing from school this fall so i can still have sophomore status and be eligible to transfer. I moved to the U.S mid 10th grade and my english was very bad. Even my math score(620) is on the low end for ivies(especially for an engineering major). It's really frustrating knowing they ask even junior transfers for SAT scores- meaning it's obviously an important part of the application, although it's not weighed as heavily for junior transfers.. </p>
<p>I started reading a lot(books and the dictionary) during my senior year in high school and I placed into honors freshman composition by exam in college but i dont know if that would make up for my poor english score. I am a slow reader and i tend to panic a lot during exams so i really dont feel like i'll do THAT much better on the SAt's if i take it now. My math score will probably be much better though. Seriously i agree with the assertion that it's for high schoolers. I dont want to take it unless I know I'm going to get like a breath-takingly amazing score. Furthermore i'm two years into college so they'll probably be expecting a really high score from me. I'm trying to figure out a way to negate my low SAT scores without retaking them.</p>