SAT Situation

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<p>Ok, here’s the background: I’m a high school senior who’s planning on embarking on a one-year foreign study program to study Arabic in the Middle East (the program is intensive and college-level). I have a tremendous interest in that region and in learning Arabic, and am not doing so merely to impress college adcoms. That said, I will be applying to a number of the US’s best colleges and universities while I am abroad. I wish to have as little doubt as possible about my chances of acceptance, which is why I am now considering retaking the SAT to improve my score.
Previously, I got these scores:
1st test:
CR- 800
W- 780
M- 640
2nd test:
CR-800
W-800
M-640
Superscored:
2240 (800, 800, 640)
ALSO: PSAT 227, NMF</p>

<p>Given the fact that I will be engaging in a year-long academic adventure that I hope colleges will view as an impressive “hook” on my app, should I retake the SAT in order to be more competitive for HPY, etc?</p>

<p>PS- Please don’t read this as some sort of cry for an ego-stroking (I know my scores are very high, but college admissions are insane these days)-- all I want to know is if I’ve already done enough. I’m a bit worried after seeing a lot of ~2200s get rejected from top schools this year.</p>

<p>Also, how big of a hook do y’all think my Arabic study program will be, if I maintain an excellent GPA?</p>

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<p>Is there any way you could bring that math score up?</p>

<p>This kind of huge disparity can be rather troubling, even if you’re a “humanities” student.</p>

<p>The SAT is all basic math, so some review should go a LONG way. IF you’re confident you could bring that math score up (>700), it’s worth taking again.</p>

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<p>Yeah math is the easiest section to study for, if you just practice a lot I can guarantee that you can at least break 700 on the math section which would go a long way as far as college admissions are concerned.</p>