<p>Take it until you’re happy with what you got…</p>
<p>Booyah.</p>
<p>I agree, waste of time, waste of money and waste of efforts. I would rather concentrate on APs, significant ECs and my essay.</p>
<p>“I agree, waste of time, waste of money and waste of efforts. I would rather concentrate on APs, significant ECs and my essay.”</p>
<p>It only takes four hours…</p>
<p>^^^^^</p>
<p>Are you saying that retaking the test without doing additional prep beforehand is a good strategy for increasing scores?</p>
<p>Kei</p>
<p>If you feel that your academic aptitude is accurately portrayed by your SAT score, then one can rationalize that you would be content and that retaking it is not necessary. However, for those who perform better in practice and feel that their skills are not sufficiently represented with their actual results, retaking is the most beneficial option. I fall into the latter group. Despite my success in practice, I feel that my [October] 2340 score does not reflect my true abilities and I am much more capable of scoring higher. That will have to do for my EA school, but for my RD colleges, every increase can only work to my own advantage. A 2400 does make more of a statement than a 2300, does it not?</p>
<p>I retook a 750 SAT II Physics, FWIW. I know that 2300 averages 770 a section, but I knew I could get 800.</p>
<p>I retook it and got 800. I don’t regret it (and in fact it completed my perfect score portfolio, which was the actual reason I took it again). If you did not do as well as you were able to, then I don’t feel that there’s a problem in taking it again. As long as it does not interfere with other activities, of course.</p>
<p>I feel like I’m thinking like one of those nervous CCers that is thinking too far into this, but I have a question anyways, lol. Would top engineering schools disapprove of a non-800 Math score? I got a 800W/800CR/770M on the October SAT and I’m wondering whether I should get the 2400 superscore. </p>
<p>My only qualm with the math section is the idea that you have to misread one question to get a non-perfect score, which suuuucks.</p>
<p>^ You’re fine.</p>
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If you really messed up the previous SAT and know what you’re capable of based on diagnostic/practice SATs from a while back, then by all means, yes. Obviously it varies from circumstance to circumstance.
If you’ve taken the Math2C and earned an 800 on it, don’t worry about it. I’m assuming you took it and earned a similar score because otherwise you probably wouldn’t be applying to top engineering schools.</p>
<p>I love your announcement, Arachnotron.</p>
<p>I think you guys are overestimating the value of a 2400 in college admissions and underestimating its social value. I’m not saying it makes you cool (though it does make you popular in the most literal sense of the term: I go to a regular public school and even the pot-heads and the gangsters know who I am before I meet them). However, it provides a significant advantage in things like clubs and academic competitions. For example, I’m sure that it played a significant role in getting me onto A Team for Mathletes and the sheer prestige makes it easier to get any elected or appointed office you want. You have to understand that when it comes to 2400, the effects ripple outside of just your SAT score.</p>