When to take SAT dillema!?

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<p>I am applying to UVa first choice so I need everything in my Jan 2, 2008.</p>

<p>SAT Nov 2006 710-M, 660-CR, 640-W (2010)
June 2007 780-M, 690-CR, 600-W (2070)
Superscore= 2110</p>

<p>SAT II May 2007 Math II-640, USH-650, Phys-660</p>

<p>ACT June 2007 32 (30-E, 35-M, 33-R, 28-S)</p>

<p>Ok, here is the problem. I have the October, Novemeber, and December SAT dates left. Do I take the SAT I in October and get that out of the way so I can have 2 chances to fix my SAT II's? Or do I retake the SAT II in Oct and see how it goes from there? Should I retake the ACT?</p>

<p>Thanks everyone!!!</p>

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<p>Isn't there like a "October is easier than the November test" thing?
And if so would it be smart to follow the myth/generalization/etc anyways? Because I mean... all myths (or whatever) have a basis, no?</p>

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<p>^^^ Is that the myth? That the October SATs are easier than November's?</p>

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<p>I really don't know. It might be the other way around - it may not even exist at all.</p>

<p>From what I heard - and HEARD is the key word here - is that the curb for October is worse because all the private schools usually take it then.</p>

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<p>It's usually that way.</p>

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<p>I'm sure any notion of one month being harder than another is baloney. Score equating </p>

<p><a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/research/pdf/rn14_11427.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeboard.com/research/pdf/rn14_11427.pdf&lt;/a> </p>

<p>is meant to set the standard scores in such a way that it shouldn't make a difference to you when you take the test.</p>

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<p>What many people don't realize is that the curves are pre-determined. All or almost all questions on the SAT are taken from the equating section (the section that doesn't count) on previous administrations of the exam. The difficulty of the questions in this section is assessed based on the number of correct responses. Thus, when a new test is put together, the difficulty of every question is already known, which makes the overall curve of the exam pre-determined.</p>

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<p>... not sure how I added on to this...
dang internet spazzing out.</p>