<p>I would like to hear some opinions on whether I should take the SAT again in October. I took it in March and got an 1840 without studying (wasn’t a good test day) and again in June studying a little and got a 2010 (650 CR and 690 M). I took the ACT (+Writing) twice and my highest composite was a 30. All the colleges I’m applying to do not require SAT Subject Tests and my SAT and ACT scores fall in within their ranges. But I will be very dependent on merit scholarships to go to any of these colleges and I hope raising my SAT scores would help with scholarship money. </p>
<p>I live in Texas and I’m applying to William and Mary (dream school), University of Richmond, University of Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech (I’ll eliminate at least one of the three major state schools), and Southern Methodist University. I’m still considering applying to University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado College (I have lots of family in Colorado), or Pepperdine (I’m Church of Christ). I’m top 10% so I automatically get into all of the Texas state schools and my stats can get me into University of Richmond and Southern Methodist pretty easily. Should I take the SAT again to try to qualify for better merit scholarships and improve my chances of getting into William and Mary since I’m out of state, or would it look bad since I’ve already taken the SAT and ACT twice? I really do think I can improve my SAT, especially considering I raised it 170 points from March to June by being well rested and better focused. I plan on taking multiple practice tests and doing more studying than I have in the past.</p>
<p>Thoughts?</p>