<p>Should I retake the SAT with these scores?
overall I got an 1800.
math - 660
reading - 530 :(
writing - 610 (essay -10)</p>
<p>My overall gpa for all 3 years (I'm going to be a senior so this would be my last chance) is 4.06.</p>
<p>I'm looking to get into a UC and I've heard that the colleges aren't that big into SAT's now and they are looking more towards gpa and ec. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Just because they're not into SAT scores that much anymore, it's still a definite factor. They're saying that if you have an 1800, it's no different to them than a 1820 or 1850--it's not the tie-breaker between you and that other person with a couple extra points.</p>
<p>If you've taken it a few times already, stop now, but if not, then it would be better to show the colleges that you have the want to improve yourself. Take a course and retake it, I say. Come on, I mean, you're getting a 10 on the essay--you know how to write. I think you can definitely do better on the grammar section. Make some SAT word flashcards as well, and you can raise your score for sure.</p>
<p>I would say yes. Try to get everything in 600s.</p>
<p>I'm sure if you invested 30 mins- 60 mins a day for taking practice tests and reviewing your answers you can probably raise your scores quite nicely.</p>
<p>You really think it's worth a retake? Another four hours of a Saturday morning taking a stupid test? Retaking it won't make a difference since your GPA is not so great.</p>
<p>hahaha a 4.06 isn't that great? you're out of your mind kid.</p>
<p>First off how many times have you taken it? If you've already taken it 3 times, don't retake but 1 or 2 times, I would definitely retake. I mean what do you have to lose? 4 hours on a Saturday? Trust me, you'll regret it if you get rejected from your dream school because you thought you had something better to do on that Saturday. </p>
<p>Retake it man, you've got nothing to lose.</p>
<p>Ok, thanks for all of your feedback. I'll spend time everyday preparing for it and retake it.</p>
<p>Retake it if you know you can improve (and I'm sure you can).</p>
<p>yeah i scored similarly as you (math-690 cr-520 :( :( writing-600) . yeah...as you can see cr is obviously NOT my strong point and I desperately need to improve it by oct. but yeah, i would retake it if i were you and gl</p>