5 AP Classes as a Sophomore??

MYOS1634
Tue, 22 Sep 2015 09:51:28 +0000

You should not take the SAT sophomore year “to save yourself time junior year” because
1° top colleges frown on too many SAT attempts (3 total is a good number, 4 starts to look excessive, and you really don’t want to report 5 sittings to HYPSM).
2° sophomores never score as high as juniors
Your best bet is to prep and take a practice run sophomore year with one SAT and one ACT, if you wish; DO plan on taking subject tests in May or June, in the subjects you’ve completed, while the material’s still fresh in your mind. Aim for 730+ since for top schools THESE are the most important tests (they show content mastery).
Then junior year prep for the PSAT (scholarship competition, test in October - rank in the top 2% = winner!) and plan to take the test you did best in (SAT or ACT) a maximum of TWICE.
If you hit 2250 or 33-34, you’re good - even HYPSM don’t care whether you have 2240 or 2340, to them it means you’re in the tippy top and that’s they want, they won’t ponder numbers but will move on to the more important parts (SAT subjects, then essays, recs).
For merit scholarships, 2100 is usually the threshold.