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<p>That's what my group is calling the 1300-1390 range of the composite SAT. It kinda sucks.</p>

<p>1st Time (October session):
690 CR
650 Math
700 Writing (9 Essay, 69 MC)
2040 or 1340 CR/Math</p>

<p>This Time:
720 CR
670 Math
780 Writing (10 Essay, 77 MC)
=2170 or 1390 CR/Math</p>

<p>I certainly FEEL like I peaked and that is about what I expected to jump and about what I felt I got coming out of the test. But, ideally, I was aiming for a 700 Math and a 750 CR. Should I try it again and risk getting a lower writing score? It sucks to sit at a 1390. The difference between a psychological (I don't really care about 10 points, but I understand the impact of what a 1400 means just as high scorers understand the impact that a 1590 vs. 1600 has) cut off like 1400 is only TEN points away. I don't know. I'm thinking just to accept it and be glad I have a near perfect writing score (even though my first choice doesn't even look at it). Anyway...advise?</p>

<p>Reposted from another thread</p>

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<p>Take it one more time in the fall. Prepare as you see fit.</p>

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<p>bump 10 char</p>

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<p>That’s probably my biggest fear about the SAT right now. I’d be happy with the scores, but I’d love to break 700 on each section. Getting a 1990 or a 2090 would be a bitter sweet moment for me.</p>

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<p>Everybody I’ve talked to about this has thought I’m crazy (“It’s all in your head, 1390 and 1400 aren’t all that far apart”), but I know that it does have a subliminal psychological impact. At the same time, my full score puts me in the 98th percentile…mostly on account of my high writing score, so should I really risk losing that? Bittersweet is the perfect word for this situation. Happy I have a respectable score, bitter that it isn’t at that cutoff point. I wouldn’t even be considering a retake if I had gotten those extra 10 or 20 points on the math.</p>

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<p>I’m studying like a beast for the June SAT. My SAT from fresh-soph year jumped 130 points, so I figured that my junior SAT would do the same. Instead they dropped by like 20 points. Soooo, now I’m studying.</p>

<p>I’d say it depends where you are applying. But either way, with score choice you can’t really go wrong.</p>