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06-07-2008, 08:58 PM
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#1 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Area, California
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| 70 More Points = worth it?
I'm not going to retake my SAT's, I'm just wondering if you guys think my retaking the test was worth it. Seventy points.. is it worth it?
First try: 2190 (75 math, 76 writing, 68 CR)
2nd: 2260 (74 math, 79 wr, 73 cr)
just want some opinions thats all. AP's and SATII's are over so i have a lot of time on my hands  | 
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06-07-2008, 10:39 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.
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| its worth it.
anything >50 pts is worth it. | |
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06-08-2008, 01:35 AM
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#3 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Yale '12
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| YES. 70 points is definitely worth it. | |
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06-08-2008, 08:54 AM
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#4 | | Junior Member
Join Date: May 2008
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| All scores are now in the 700s, so yeah - worth it. | |
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06-08-2008, 09:30 AM
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#5 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Woods of Penn
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| ^ agreed... | |
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06-09-2008, 08:37 PM
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#6 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Area, California
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| i know i'll sound pretty whiney
but i kind of expected better scores both times
for the math and critical reading sections anyway :/
i was kind of disappointed that my highest score was writing, which is not as "important" in my opinion | |
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06-09-2008, 09:16 PM
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#7 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Windham, NH
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| Retake for a 2300+ score. C'mon, you KNOW you want to. | |
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06-09-2008, 09:28 PM
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#8 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Area, California
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| are you trying to be mean?
No, i really don't actually
SAT's gave me major stress... simply not worth it | |
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06-09-2008, 09:40 PM
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#9 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Windham, NH
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| Oh, no, I'm not trying to be mean at all. I just think you have the ability to pull a 2300... | |
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06-09-2008, 11:43 PM
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#10 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Area, California
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| Oh. Thanks i guess. I just don't feel like it's necessary. Do you think it's necessary. I mean, I guess I'm shooting for Stanford, since my SAT is around the 2250 area.
People say once you hit a certain range (>2250), the reason that you won't be accepted at HYPS will not be because of your "low" SAT score. | |
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06-09-2008, 11:45 PM
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#11 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Area, California
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| How many of you would retake for a 2300, honestly? | |
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06-10-2008, 05:55 AM
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#12 | | New Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
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| That is a great score and those that act like it isn't are stupid. | |
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06-10-2008, 02:04 PM
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#13 | | New Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
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| And since Stanford superscores you effectively raised your score by 90 points to 2280. Looks like a good choice to me. | |
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06-10-2008, 03:21 PM
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| Please stop bragging. It's obvious that you know it's worth it; if you are intelligent enough to get that high a score, you should be smart enough to tell that this looks like bragging. | |
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06-10-2008, 10:57 PM
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#15 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Area, California
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| Wow, i totally did not intend to come off as arrogant, i'm sorry! There are THOUSANDS of people with higher scores, why would I brag?
I was actually wondering where exactly the "threshold" SAT score lies - people claim that once past a certain point, additional points do not help your application much. Like, it's more worthwhile to focus on other activities. | |
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