Should I retake SAT?

NorCalDad
Wed, 05 Jul 2006 16:02:39 +0000

SAT scores are but one factor that Stanford will consider in their evaluation of your application. Your scores look excellent as they are. If I’m looking at this correctly, you completed Calc BC as a junior? and you got a “5” on the Calc BC AP Test, as well as the other 7 AP tests you’ve taken? This will be noticed and valued highly. Great job, by the way.

So, we know your SAT scores are competitive, and that you’ve taken a rigorous courseload, PLUS demonstrated content knowledge of the subjects through all 5’s on each of your AP tests. The major academic measure is your GPA. How does this look? I would think that anything unweighted at 3.9 - 4.0 would give you a good chance at Stanford, academically. At this juncture, the Adcom will look more closely to how you’ve distinguished yourself in other areas of your life. Good luck!