Take reasoning, physics, or do nothing?

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<p>Hello. I'm an international student and I plan to be a math major. I scored a 2320 on the SAT(with a 760 math score), and I also have an 800 on math II and a 730 on physics. Now I can take the SAT only in December, and I basically have three options:</p>

<p>1)Retake the SAT to improve my math score. I have no trouble with math at all, so I could score an 800. Can the 760 harm my chances of admission at a great college?</p>

<p>2)Retake the physics test. My percentile score is rather low(65) and some universities which emphasize general education may not like it. I'm nowhere near as confident with physics as I am with math, but I could score more than 730. Also I could take another subject test together with physics(like French or World History), yet I'm not sure how useful it'd be.</p>

<p>3)Relax, do nothing about the SAT, apply in early December, and hope that applying earlier than many others will give me an extra edge.</p>

<p>If I had to make a choice in the next second, I would go for 2). However, I'm a bit undecided: If I want to major in pure math, how much does the SAT physics test matter? Is 730 a bad score?</p>

<p>Edit: Should've posted this in the general SAT/ACT forum. Ah, I'm a beginner..</p>

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<p>I don’t see much logic in retaking the SAT, as missing one problem out of the entire math section will give you usually no more than a 780, not much improvement. You’d have to take a 4 hour test just to improve about 40 points, which isn’t guaranteed at all.</p>

<p>Since you plan to major in math, you don’t necessarily need to take another subject test. However, if the schools that you are applying to require multiple subject tests, then you might want to try to raise that 730.</p>