Should I retake my Math II subject test (again?)

politeperson
Sat, 21 Dec 2019 19:26:27 +0000

Your parents seem well meaning but they are mistaken if they think getting an 800 on the third try is going to help with admissions. It’s more likely to raise questions about over testing. At the only places where this might make a difference—MIT and a few others—it would be an 800 in the first sitting that might make a difference (and even then largely because that 800 would confirm what’s suggested in the other parts of the app). I don’t think those schools are searching for kids who get 800s on the third try; they want kids who get good scores and move on to more important things in their lives. Your 780 is a good score.