<p>Alright, here's my deal.<br>
I took the SATs in January, got a 1320.
At that point, I became determined to improve greatly, at the very least breaking 1400. I worked on it over the summer, and I came up with a 1460 in October. I was very pleased, but my dad told me that maybe I should think about taking it again in January, to try and break 1500. Now I don't know. . .I'm pretty tired of the test, and while I'm sure a 1500+ score would be nice, I'm not sure I can do it, and I just don't know if it will make that much of a difference at the schools I'm applying (some ivies, duke, g-town, etc.)</p>
<p>At a certain point, it seems that if you're in the range, SATs seem to decrease in importance, and I'm pretty much in the range of all my schools.</p>
<p>The schools I'm applying to for the most part seem to accept January retakes, so I guess that's not that big of an issue. </p>
<p>What do you guys think? Practice over winter break and through January to try and break 1500? Or just settle for the 1460, which is a great score in itself?</p>
<p>Have you taken SAT II's yet? Your file would be much more impressive with a 1460 and a few good SAT II tests (650-750) than a 1520 and no SAT II's.</p>
<p>I would study up for the January SAT II's if you haven't taken any yet. If you have taken them, then what the hell, take the SAT I again. It won't hurt.</p>
<p>Yeah I took them in November, and I'm taking/retaking 3 more tomorrow actually. I'll be done after tomorrow with SAT 2's. 800 Math IIC, 680 Writing (which I'm retaking tomorrow). In addition I'm taking Spanish and Latin Reading.</p>
<p>well my situation is kinda similar
I took the SAT I in October, got a 1420, and I would like to improve on it and also break 1500.
my SAT II scores right now look somewhat like this:
720-bio
760- Math IC
620-760 on Writing (Big gap I know).
June?- Chemistry
June?- Math IIC (probably would skip this one... I mean.. that'll make 5 SAT II's)
I plan on majoring in Biochemistry if that matters.
Should I retake the SAT I again in Janurary or retake Writing SAT II and then take the new SAT in April or something?
See... I don't even know if I'll improve with only another month left. Even if I improve, Janurary is also the last time to retake the writing SAT II...
so yeah... just give me some directions people lol.
:P</p>
<p>Well if you are a junior, then I would not take the SAT until the New one comes out. I mean you'll have to take the new one anyways, and it includes a writing portion thus deeming your writing score secondary to what you make on that portion of the test. So actually, If I were you, I would not take anything in January.</p>
<p>that's the thing... if I do well on old SAT, I don't think I have to take new SAT, especially since a lot of the Ivy leagues accept both... but I see your point, and that's probably what I'm gonna do if I do badly on writing.</p>
<p>Really? I haven't looked into it as much as you have, so I guess I'm not sure. I just know for UGA (as it is my state school) they require applicants to take the new SAT, and I just kinda thought that was the policy for most schools.</p>
<p>neobez: what exactly did you do to improve your scores so much? i'm stuck at a 1350, though never really put that much work into improving, and i'm considering trying again in january</p>
<p>i'd test again, seeing how much you were able to improve. i think being in the 1500s automatically gets you through the preliminary reading in admissions...then just comes the task of distinguishing yourself from the thousands of others who scored in the 1500s...</p>
<p>What I did? I don't know if my strategy would help much, but basically I got the 10 Real SATs book. I did one every week or so, but right now, since the test is in a little over a month, I'd do one or two every week. I took them under testing conditions, and when I finished them, I would go back to make sure I understood why I got certain problems wrong. This worked especially well in the math section, because if you go through 10 tests and learn how to do all the ones you did wrong, you're less prone to make a mistake on the actual test. This was my math strategy. It helped me with knowing how fast I should be going and how to approach each problem. As a result, I went from a 660 to a 760, and the ones I did wrong I knew after coming to this board, lol. </p>
<p>Helped me a great deal, I went through it and tried to learn some words ever day.
I improved less on verbal though. . .I just find it extremely difficult, but ah well. Learn some strategies and practice all the sections a great deal, and you should improve some. I went from a 660 to a 700. The 660 the first time was actually a bit lucky for me i think, prior to it I was hitting 620s and such. </p>
<p>I'm still thinking about taking it, but I have until the 20th i think to decide.</p>