How significant is a 190 point SAT increase...in 1 month?

Applying to College
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<p>I took the SAT for the first time in December of 2007 and scored a 1520/2400. M: 440 CR: 580 W: 500 Essay: 8/12</p>

<p>I took it again for the second time in January (didn’t study at all) and scored a 1710/2400. M:490 CR:590 W:630 Essay:10/12</p>

<p>Since these scores are the furthest thing from being gawked over, I’ll provide some background information.</p>

<p>This year will be my first complete year of school since the seventh grade. When I was 12 I was diagnosed with a mental disorder which skewed my perception and rendered me unstable to attend high school regularly. I attended one semester of Freshman year and one semester of Sophomore and completely skipped Junior year. I am currently enrolled in an alternative learning center where I self-study and self-teach myself lessons through online academic programs. When taking both tests, I only had knowledge of one semester of math (algebra I), which explains why the scores are so poor.</p>

<p>Will colleges view this as a vast improvement and will it be to my advantage, or are my scores still too low too see any sufficient improvement in?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>It’s not so much about the improvement as it is about how high your scores are. Most colleges only consider your highest scores so the fact that your scores improved is irrelevant, it’s the end result that matters. Congratulations on your score improvement though.</p>

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<p>Thank you :slight_smile: </p>

<p>Guess I’ll have to pull the same thing on the March SAT…I think a 1900 will put me in pretty good standings with the colleges I’ve applied to.</p>

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<p>Going from about a 1500 to a 1700 is approximately a 20% improvement percentile wise, so pretty massive.</p>

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<p>Yeah that’s a pretty nice increase. Congratulations on the increase. Really.</p>

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<p>Thank you both. I just hope it’s enough to get into my dream college where the average SAT is a 1900+</p>