<p>From what I'm seeing, I need to increase my 2170 (800M, 730CR, 640W). However, I have already taken the test twice. If I can raise my score (especially in writing), should I retake it for a third time for Ivy League schools? Or will this be taken negatively?</p>
<p>yea i have the same problem…i got a 2280(800 M, 800 CR, 680 W)</p>
<p>If you are done with all your sat 2’s and have extra months to take the test, I would advise you to take it again since you do want to go to ivies. Taking it three times is perfectly fine but taking it more than 3 times is iffy.</p>
<p>So yea take it again and best of luck</p>
<p>^ ihatesats2, I wouldn’t retake if I were you!! You’ve already bagged a 1600 in the M and CR sections, and that’s most important! 2280 is comfortably in the Ivy League range, so if I were you, I would focus on ECs, recommendation’s and so on.</p>
<p>shayonsaleh, you might want to try a retake for a third time, but only if you’re confident that you can improve. You’ve already got above 700 in the math and critical reading sections which is great. If you can improve your CR and W marks, then go for it, but make sure you don’t use up too much of your time trying to study for SATs, because there are other factors that are equally important to your SAT score.</p>
<p>I don’t think taking it a 3rd time is a problem…</p>
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<p>Comfortably. . . ? I wouldn’t say that, at all. Maybe that will give you a ~50% chance of getting into Cornell, but the vast majority of 2280’s are rejected from Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, etc. That’s not to say that he should neglect EC’s, but there is a huge difference, in terms of one’s likelihood at acceptance, between a 2280 and a 2400. </p>
<p>My evidence and reasoning:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1060058125-post11.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1060058125-post11.html</a></p>
<p>(Yes, I’ve had this argument before :))</p>
<p>OP: Totally; retake it. Writing is easy to raise, and even if you bomb the other two sections, Ivies will superscore. Just, make this one count, because, like ihatesats said, more than 3 attempts is iffy.</p>
<p>^^^^ Depends quite a lot on what part of the country you come from and whether or not you attend a competitive high school.</p>
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Comfortably. . . ? I wouldn’t say that, at all. Maybe that will give you a ~50% chance of getting into Cornell, but the vast majority of 2280’s are rejected from Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, etc. That’s not to say that he should neglect EC’s, but there is a huge difference, in terms of one’s likelihood at acceptance, between a 2280 and a 2400.</p>
<p>My evidence and reasoning:
Retake or Not with 2290</p>
<p>(Yes, I’ve had this argument before )</p>
<p>OP: Totally; retake it. Writing is easy to raise, and even if you bomb the other two sections, Ivies will superscore. Just, make this one count, because, like ihatesats said, more than 3 attempts is iffy.
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<p>I understand what you’re saying and I agree with you. What I said may have sounded a little too exaggerated, and I didn’t mean to give that impression. What I meant to say was that after you exceed 2200, you should only repeat if you think it’s going to be the most efficient route for you to take - by balancing out ECs and SATs (if you have poorer ECs then focus on those. You can still take the SATs again, but make sure it doesn’t become counter productive and you end up wasting time).</p>
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<p>Totally. For most people, though, their EC’s occupy a set amount of time–3:00-4:00 leadership club, 4:00-5:00 community service, etc. Generally, that time remains a constant, and the time which would potentially be sacrificed for SAT prep would be the 5:00-11:00 currently occupied by TV, going to parties, etc.</p>