Retaking SAT I/II - prepare for waitlist?

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<p>How much will retaking the SAT I or II help if I end up getting waitlisted? Really trying to get into Penn M&T / Engineering. Or would it be better if I continued to try to get ranked in state and nation in various competitions.</p>

<p>The only reason I’m worried is because my academics (standardized tests) are really the only really weak part about my application (only my rank slightly offsets my SATs). If I get rejected, I’m almost positive it’s not because of my ECs (President of 3 clubs, VP of 1 club, decent community service - raised $15,000 for an event, rank 8th in the world for robotics, some other stuff) or my teacher/counselor recs (teachers wrote insane recs and counselor loves me - interviewed me for local newspaper) or my essays (the best 4 essays I’ve ever written, all 4 are connected in some way for both business/engineering)</p>

<p>Rank: 1/~600
GPA: ~4.4</p>

<p>SAT I:

  1. M: 710 CR: 680 W: 720 (9 essay) - 2010
  2. M: 740 CR: 700 W: 750 (11) - 2190
  3. M: 700 CR: 740 W: 750 (11) - 2190</p>

<p>Superscored: 2230</p>

<p>SAT II:
Math 2c: 800
Physics : 720
US: 730
Chemistry: 680
Physics: 720 (again =/)</p>

<p>APs:
Calculus AB: 5
Chemistry: 5
Psychology: 5
US: 4
World: 4
Euro: 4
Eng. Lang: 4
Physics B: 3
Comp Sci: ended up not taking</p>

<p>Taking:
Eng. Lit:
Calculus BC:
Physics C:
Biology:
Macroecon:</p>

<p>(total 14, 13 scores)</p>

<p>Honest answers appreciated ;D</p>

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<p>I doubt it. You took the Physics test and the SAT two times and didn’t improve. A slight improvement probably wouldn’t even matter.</p>

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<p>So when you say “slight improvement” wouldn’t matter, would getting a 2300 do anything? As for SAT IIs, would getting a subject into the 750+ range help? Or should I just stick to ECs?</p>

<p>Thanks for the reply.</p>

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<p>2190 (2230) -> 2300 isn’t really slight. If you think you can raise your SAT to 2300, do it. You might also want to get your chem score into the 700s.</p>

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<p>So in your opinion, my sat i/iis are pretty weak for competitive schools right? Is it weak enough to play a significant factor for adcoms to reject me?</p>

<p>And how much can raising it really help if i do end up getting waitlisted?</p>

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<p>Hmm… let me tell you this:</p>

<p>I have a superscore of 2310, 3 x 800s on my SAT IIs, and five 5’s on my AP tests and I’m still unsure of my chances.</p>

<p>If I’m so unsure about my chances… then…</p>

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<p>even if you had a 2400, you’d find some way to worry about your chances.</p>