Should i retake math 2 with a 780?

chrysalism
Sat, 19 May 2018 16:35:52 +0000

i took the sat mathematics 2 subject test this past month and received a 780. i’m relatively happy with this score but am wondering whether i should retake it next year, for a couple reasons:

i'm fairly confident i could get an 800 on a retake, given that i was very ill the day of the test and was medicated to the point where i don't remember 90% of anything that happened that day lmao.

i am a strong math student, and believe the rest of my profile makes me competitive for top colleges. additionally, i'll be applying as a stem major (likely engineering). given that according to statistics about 20% of math 2 test takers get an 800, i don't want to be at a disadvantage if there's a way i could rectify it.

i'll be taking the biology subject test at that time anyways, so it's not like i'd be going out of my way to do so.

reasoning not to retake is that a 780 is definitely a decent score and i don’t want to come off as test-obsessed. thoughts?