2360 on March SAT...retake?

yetanotherperson
Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:14:30 +0000

Ok, before you say I’m crazy or whatever, here are the details:

I got 800 Math, 800 Writing, and 760 CR. During practice tests I usually got 770-800 for CR and around 740-760 for Math, so really I was expecting a slightly higher score for CR, but on the actual test I made a few dumb mistakes. I know that if I retake, even if I do better on CR (no guarantee anyway), I might get a lower score on Math. But on the other hand, don’t colleges place more emphasis on Math + CR scores, even if a 40 point disparity won’t make that much of a difference?

I don’t know if this matters, but in terms of grades I’m doing much better in English than Math, so that should show that I don’t suck at English, right?

I just…I guess I could retake the test, but I’ll have to put more effort into studying for the SAT, and finals/APs are coming up in about two months, and I’m taking 3 subject tests in June. I don’t know if it’s worth it, considering I might do the same, or worse. My grades are around the a/a- range at a very selective high school, and I’m aiming for Top 20/25 in terms of colleges.

So, should I retake in May? Also if I took Literature as one of my subject tests, would that help?