<p>I'm planning on trying to transfer after my first year of college (to UNC). I'm trying to pad up my application as much as I can, and I'm wondering if it's worth it to retake the SAT's even though I'm out of high school.</p>
<p>I originally got around a 1900, primarily because my math skills and dedication were very low at the time. If I retook it, and somehow managed to get 2000+, would it be a helpful or determining factor?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>They do look at retaken SAT’s, so if you are confident that you can improve them modestly then I would retake them… but it shouldn’t be a priority, EC’s in college and your GPA in college courses is much more important.</p>
<p>That said, your SAT score will be more important if you’re trying to transfer after your first year than your second.</p>
<p>Unless you can get a 2300+, dont waste your time. 1900 is good enough, just focus on college work and EC’s.</p>
<p>I agree with the above. If you can’t get at least a 2200 on a retake, your time is better spent studying for college courses.</p>
<p>don’t mean to steal your thread here but what if it is the opposite? i’ve always heard re-takes are not needed especially for Jr. transfers unless they can score above 2200+ but what if you did really sub-par on your SATs? I’m talking 1600s range. Would it be in my best interest to re-take them?</p>
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<p>I’m wondering the exact same question…IS IT WORTH IT TO RE-TAKE THE SAT’S?</p>
<p>@georgetownboy</p>
<p>Yeah. No one really seems to know the exact answer. It seems people on here tend to agree it’s not necessary to take them unless you’re positive you can score over a 2200+ however, if you scored sub par on them there seems to be no general consensus. </p>
<p>I think I’m just going to re take them anyways. I know they won’t matter as much since I’ll be a Jr. transfer but I really don’t want my dismal performance in the SATs to hold me back. I figure if I do a little bit of studying and analyze their patters I can get into the 1800+ range which I’ll be happy with. It’s strange because in the 3 SAT Subject Tests I’ve taken I’ve scored 700+ on them. I guess that doesn’t seem to translate over to the SAT I. </p>
<p>My advice to you is just to take them anyways. If you go up you go up. If you don’t well then at least you tried. Gave it the good ol college try. Haha.</p>
<p>Only retake if you had a 1800 or lower in high school AND you think you can get a 2200+ with them IF this will not detract from your college courses.</p>
<p>In this case, dbroncos, it doesn’t sound like you should bother retaking your SAT if you can only get into the 1800s, which is a 200 point increase over your last time. Not worth it.</p>
<p>zippo should not bother either.</p>
<p>georgetown, I can’t make an assessment since I don’t know your scores.</p>
<p>It’s hard for a transfer applicant to retake the SAT because the earliest one offered is in October, when people have classes. It’s foolish to let your GPA suffer at the expense of SAT scores. However, I could see studying for the ACT over the summer and taking it in early Sept if you hadn’t started classes yet. </p>
<p>I retook my SATs in January of my freshman year because I was not taking classes at the time so I had ample time to study. If I had been taking classes I would not have bothered.</p>
<p>Really? My reasoning was even though its not a high score at least an 1800+ will be decent enough not to bring down my application. I’ll take you’re advice though. I plan to retake them anyways just to see what I get on them. I guess I should also take them around the same time as you did. I don’t think I will take any winter courses so it’d probably be the best time to do so. Thanks for the advice. Really insightful.</p>
<p>Can you submit ACTs instead of SATs?</p>
<p>It depends on the school.</p>