Should I retake the SAT?

NerdyDrew
Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:00:11 +0000

I am a rising senior interested in Computer Science at a competitive school like Carnegie Mellon, U Chicago, or Princeton. I took the SAT in my sophomore year and scored 2080 - good, but not great. I took the ACT in my junior year and scored 35. Because most/all of my colleges require either test, not both, should I bother retaking the SAT this fall? What might be the effect, admissions-wise, if I send just my ACT to colleges? Or, if I sent in just my current scores, would colleges realize that the difference in scores is due to the year in between?

ACT: 35 (English: 35, Math: 32, Reading: 36, Science: 35, essay: 8)
SAT: 2080 (Critical Reading: 640, Math: 780, Writing: 660, essay: 8)

Thanks!