To Take or To Lose

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<p>Hey everyone!
I'm signed up for the April and June SATs. Heres my dilemma, and of course, no one better to ask than my fellow peers...</p>

<p>I took the SATs in December and my scores were average. I studied for the math section only and surprisingly my critical reading and writing section scores were higher than my math (I was very frustrated, since the efforts in math did not produce any fruit). </p>

<p>Now, since I already took the DEC Sat, I know what to improve and etc. However, I don't know if I will feel prepared for the April SAT. Should I take it with a month's studying, or should I skip it and lose $50 some dollars and take my June one. The thing I'm really worried about is having to take the SAT more than 3 times, which I really do not want to do. </p>

<p>A part of me wants to skip the April SAT and study vigorously for the June SAT, and if need be, take the October SAT. However, if I take the April SAT with only a month's studying, and if my June SAT is not adequate, then I'm at a lost. But, during the summer, I'll be busy with Calculus 3 and Cultural Anthropology. What should I do? </p>

<p>P.S. I got a 800 on the MAth 2C, will admission officers give me some slack if I do average on the math section on the SATS?</p>

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<p>Are you done with your subject tests? If you are still planning to take them, I would keep the SAT in April (just in case if you need to take any subject tests in June).</p>

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P.S. I got a 800 on the MAth 2C, will admission officers give me some slack if I do average on the math section on the SATS?

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Scoring high on one thing doesn't guarantee anything. However, they might see you as a student that just had a bad day and ended up with an unfortunate score. But you never know.</p>

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<p>I'm done with all my subject tests... So should I still take the April?
Well, if I take the test 3 times, I don't think they will think I had a bad day all 3 times...</p>

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<p>Don't take it three times if you don't need to. Do your best on the April SAT by studying for it.</p>

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<p>Since you are already signed up for them (bummer), I would just take them. You never know how you're going to score.</p>

<p>And about the 800- it certainly looks a lot more impressive than 800 SAT I Math and a mediocre SAT 2 Math score. However, keep in mind that several people that you are probably going to be competing against are going to have 800's across the board.</p>