<p>The thing that can hurt you is retaking a 2300+ score for a 2400. I know looots of people who have done that, and I personally think it reflects badly on you- it makes you seem like a super-perfectionist whose life always revolves around test scores.</p>
<p>That said, colleges realize that 2300+ (or even 2250+, arguably) is nearlyy the same as a 2400 in that a large part of the SAT is about luck–how you felt that morning, if the problems just clicked in your head, etc etc. 2400 is great, but not the end-all.</p>
<p>And, I seem to remember that some Ivy League deferred 60% of its 2400s? There’s probably evil adcom parties that go on where they laugh about how many valedictorians/2400ers they reject XP</p>