2250 first time, should I retake?

energia
Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:42:56 +0000

if you’ve made up your mind then go for it… but some words of caution:

1) if you retake after 2250+, it looks to colleges like you have nothing better to do but retake the SAT

2) u could spend all that time taken to study to develop ur ECs better… just think about it in perspective –> would a college take a 2250 with amazing ECs or a 2300+ with meh ECs?
Clearly the 2250. there’s a cutoff, i’m led to believe, and i think ur within that.

but hey, its ur call in the end.



1) How do you know this? I don’t see any reason to believe that retaking a 2250 would look like anything other than a student trying to demonstrate their skill in every possible facet. Do not forget that while the SAT is not everything, it is still a major part of the application process.

2) Unless OP is seriously anal retentive, I doubt that the limited time spent studying for the SAT excludes the possibility of excellent ECs. It’s not an either-or issue. If OP is intelligent enough to get into a top school, I should hope that he or she is intelligent enough to properly balance the many areas of his or her academic life.