<p>When the December SAT results came in, I was extremely pleased with my 2350 (750/800/800). However, as pleased as I am, I can’t get out of my head that my nose was bleeding throughout the entirety of section 4. I’m very happy with my score, but still, I could have done better. After all, I couldn’t have possibly given it my all if my attention was diverted to my bleeding nose.</p>
<p>Retaking a 2350 in itself is absolutely ridiculous, at least for me. But I still can’t get out of my head that I didn’t do my best. Advice on what to do / how I should feel, please? :(</p>
<p>You did absolutely amazing. Do not retake, you have an extremely high chance of not getting your two 800’s again, and even if you do, the 50 points for a 2400 could have been trivial. Fatigue does play a factor, but you’ve demonstrated outstanding abilities, regardless if it “wasn’t your best.” Try to be “concerned” about other aspects of your applications, your standardized testing is set.</p>
<p>If you think your bloody nose caused you to lose some points, take it again. If you do worse, oh well, just don’t send the scores. I think $45 is worth gaining a few points towards a perfect score.</p>
<p>Think about it like this. There is no reason you have to take the test again. Even if you got a 2400, it wouldn’t really matter.No college is going to reject you because you didn’t get a 2400, and the 50 points don’t make you any more appealing as an applicant.</p>
<p>So, what will you be gaining by retaking the test? You might feel better for a few minutes, but then you should probably be ashamed. You’ve wasted $45 (or whatever the registration fee is). You got out of bed early to make it to the testing center by 7:45am, when you could have slept in or done any number of more productive activities. Finally, you’ve wasted 3 hours of your life that you can never get back. You took the test already, so you’ve invested over 6 hours into this stupid test. On top of that, there is no guarantee that you do better. There are plenty of people who get 2000+ scores and decide to retake it, and find that they did WORSE the next time around because of a particularly harsh curve or whatever. </p>
<p>The opportunity costs of taking this test outweigh what you will gain from taking it. Just leave it alone. If you do decide to take it again, pelease, go get some therapy…</p>