<p>This is my CollegeBoard transcript, so far.</p>
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SAT Biology M: 630
SAT Math I: 680
SAT Reasoning Test: 720M, 700W, 580CR --> bubbling in error on CR destroyed score
SAT Chemistry (May): 680 --> Very suspicious about
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<p>Hopefully, by October, I want this to look like:</p>
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SAT Biology M: 800
SAT Math I: 680
SAT Chemistry: 800
SAT Math 2/C: 800
SAT Reasoning Test: 800M, 700+W, 700+CR
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<p>I'm extremely suspicious about my Chemistry score because I walked out of the test center so confidently, and then I got that score. I'm tempted to get it hand-scored, but that's $50 compared to $8 for taking it again in June when I take Bio and Math 2/C. What should I do about Chem?</p>
<p>Will it look bad that it took me 5 registrations to get my SAT/SAT II scores where I wanted them to be, even if my ACT score (and APs) is good, which is what I'll be relying on for the most part?</p>
<p>[Please don't comment on the scores that I'm looking to get. Please just give me advice on the things that I asked about.]</p>
<p>Don't be "extremely suspicious". You don't have to be a superperson. I too was like, what?, when I thought I had nailed an 800 on biology (got 670). The curves are harsh, and many people take the tests so even three or four questions (careless errors?) could have made the difference between the scores.</p>
<p>So, do you think I should just take it again? Also, would it look bad if it took me until October to get all this done? And are my current SAT II scores really bad to keep me out of schools like Dartmouth or Columbia?</p>
<p>Really? 5 registrations is not that big of a deal to complete testing? Also, do you think colleges will look down upon my mediocre scores even if the end ones are high? Also, on average, how many times do you think people take a single SAT subject test?</p>
<p>If you manage to achieve those scores that you listed [the 800s in math, bio, etc.] those stats would really improve your chances for Ivies. I wouldn't take any SAT II test more than twice, and taking the SAT I more than 3 times is excessive (and generally makes you look bad). </p>
<p>I would pay the $50 to get the test handscored. Yeah, it's 50 bucks, which is a lot of money, but we're talking about your future here!</p>
<p>What happens if it turns out that it was scored fine? That's why I'm tempted to pay the $8 and just take it again. </p>
<p>I won't take the SAT I more than 3 times. I'mt aking the ACT in June and I think I'll do well on that. I usualy do well on those practice tests.</p>
<p>If it was scored fine, then oh well, you only lost 50 bucks. If it really was scored incorrectly, and you scored much higher in actuality, the 50 bucks is a small price to pay.</p>
<p>NVM about that question, but here is the thing. I have a dilemma. I just went and bought Barron's SAT II Chem. The thing is, that if I really got that score then I lost more than 35 points, and that's absurd. I know I didn't that many questions wrong, but the price to get it checked is just way too much. I'm thinking of ordering the answer sheet, first. Taking it anyway in June. And then paying for the recheck later on. How would I go about getting the answer sheet?</p>
<p>I had the sheet sent to me, the QAS thing, I'm talking about here. And when I looked at the first section, I skipped one question in the middle, I know I did in that sectoin, but the ommission mark was for the last question. And everything in between was wrong with the exception of one question, and I'm guessing that's because that had the same answer as the one ahead of it.</p>
<p>I'm annoyed. I looked at the QAS thing and it seems that it takes 6 to 8 weeks after they receive your request. So, I'm basically stuck. I mean I have to take it in June then.</p>
<p>Um, just because your score may be low doesn't mean it wasn't your fault. lol. A bubbling in error? A scoring error? The $50 for hand scoring is a scam set up by collegeboard. accept the fact that you didn't do as well and stop making up excuses for your scores.</p>
<p>I never said that my SAT score wasn't my fault. I made the bubbling error, that's why my CR score is so bad. And, I never made any excuse for my Chem score. I just don't think I did that poorly. </p>
<p>What's your beef, Collegekid12? I'm asking for people's advice, not your damn mouth to shoot off, which I don't appreciate, by the way.</p>
<p>And, I've made my decision. I'm taking Chem again in June, and I'll see what I can do about low score later on, if I feel like doing anything about it at all.</p>
<p>OP, I think you need to rethink your own abilities. First off, it looks as if you are overestimating yourself. Sure, it may be just a coincidence that your CR score was so horrible, but come on, not all the tests you did badly on would be because of chance. Reevaluate how much you know, and your true skill level. Don't lie to yourself. Especially for SAT Biology, that is one of the hardest SATs to take.</p>