<p>I got a 2200 SAT score 730 reading, 760 math, 710 writing (most colleges will look at the 1490 math and reading</p>
<p>my parents want me to take it until its 2300.</p>
<p>Is that really necessary?</p>
<p>their idea is that since im asian i will be compared with other asians and so my score can't be just "better than most" it has to be "better than most asians"</p>
<p>Is this right? I don't think so... but plz confirm</p>
<p>Your score is competitive, but the question you have to ask yourself is whether it is even possible for you to score 2300 or above, whether you have hit your limit.</p>
<p>Spending any more time on the SAT may cause your score to fall; that, or the gain might be negligible.</p>
<p>Your parents are right, but that doesn’t mean you are capable of scoring 2300+.</p>
<p>IMO you are competing with members of your ethnic group. Tough peer set.</p>
<p>Many colleges would love to have you. Perhaps not the ones your parents cherish and treasure.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>My parents are set on Ivy schools</p>
<p>im applying for WUSTL, NYU, John hopkins, Rice, UT of Austin (pretty good schools IMO but my parents think differently)</p>
<p>How does the 2200 compare to your practice tests scores? How much did you study for your first testing?</p>
<p>Forget about where you’re applying. If you can improve, retake. If you’ve hit your limit, don’t.</p>
<p>it would be a bit racist if you were rejected because you are asian…i do not think that universities do that, especially the ivies.</p>
<p>Gaoez, it’s not that simple.</p>
<p>how many times have you taken it</p>
<p>I would be very happy with 2200… Seriously, take a break. You deserve it.</p>
<p>gah it sucks to be asian.</p>
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<p>Easy to say when you have a 2300 ;)</p>
<p>I guess im screwed cuz im an asian and I only got a 1980…</p>
<p>I’d say that the difference between a 2200 and a 2300 is nearly nonexistent. I wouldn’t worry about it.</p>
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<li>Thanks for telling everyone my score 
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<li>My goal originally was a 2200, it’s not MY fault I got a 2300. I just did what I could, and it happened to be better than I thought it was. </li>
<li>I think people here are too uptight about their scores. A 2200 is a great score. There is virtually no difference between a 2200 and a 2300 to an adcom. Everyone needs to just RELAX</li>
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<p>How d’ya know you’ve hit your limit?</p>
<p>I would give it a go. I took it once, got a 2210, and took it again with virtually no studying for a 2340. </p>
<p>It’s worth a shot either way.</p>
<p>well I’m not worried about a 2200 score because i know its a great score.</p>
<p>but what i am worried about is college comparing me with other asians for admissions…</p>
<p>MY CONSPIRACY THEORY with admissions:</p>
<p>They’re [Ivies] going to take the best of each race, considering that want diversity. They aren’t going to compare a 2200 black female to a 2200 white female, because the difference is vast. Female 1 (black) is off-the-charts for her race, whereas female 2 is superb, but not ridiculous.</p>
<p>Moral of the story: You are in the most competitive pool. However, the best way to improve your app is to not become the stereotypical asian applicant. Get an EC that stands out, or do something different. If you are just the regular Asian applicant, then that 2200 will look subpar compared to the 2300s. However, most adcoms would rather an Asian with great ECs and a good personality with a 2200 than a 2300 with typical Asian ECs (math olympiad, science bowl, acadec, etc).</p>
<p>^^^jw do they differentiate between chinese, japanese and koreans (for asians)
why is the bar higher for them?
do they group all asians (chinese,japanese,korean,vietnamese, philipino, indian) under “asian”?</p>