Should I retake? Weird situation

Seraphinae
Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:48:21 +0000

Purpender, if you really want to take it again, and really think you have a good shot at improving your math score, then I say go for it. However, three is kind of the unofficial limit: after that, it generally looks bad to take it more times, and your score probably won’t go up significantly after the third time, even with all the studying in the world. If I was in your shoes, I would not take it again, just so I could focus more on my senior year and improving other parts of my application. Then again, I got in with like a 2190. But it’s up to you :)

SheepGetKilled, from your perfect SAT IIs, I’m going to guess that you’re a beast at all things quantitative, which it makes it unlikely that your perfect SAT I math score will go down if you take the SAT again. So you can really only go up in terms of your CR score, which is already pretty good. I wouldn’t retake, but if you think it’s worth your time, then do it. Just remember that SATs are only one factor, and yours are definitely solid enough to get you past that first round of admissions cuts. From there it will be the more subjective parts of your app.

Also for reference: Harvard stats.

SAT (25-75th Percentile)

Total: 2070-2350
Critical Reading: 690-780
Math: 690-790
Writing: 690-780

% Submitting SAT: 96%

Good luck to you both! :)