Should I retake the SAT?

scmom12
Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:56:08 +0000

Look at the schools you like and see what stats were for last class admitted. If you are looking at large schools, be sure and check separate stats for honors programs. If you need top merit aid to go to any of these schools it might be worth taking another shot in the fall. For instance, most schools look at CR+M, for you 1440. At Univ. of South Carolina honors, freshmen 2 years ago were 1380-1470 (25-75 percentile) and weighted GPA 4.61 and classes have gotten more competitive since. Probably the stats for highly selective schools are higher.

If money is not an issue and GPA is also high then you are fine. Just do some research. You may already be way over what you need to get in the school of your dreams.

Be sure and check to see if any schools need SAT 2s - they are best taken right after the class is finished in the spring.