Should Soph With Good Score Retake SAT?

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<p>Question: My son has a remarkably good SAT score from the test that he took in his sophomore year. Does he need to take more SAT’s and/or ACT’s to show that he can get a perfect 2400 and/or 36 for colleges like Ivy League schools? It’s hard to answer this one without knowing what “remarkably […]</p>

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<p>Think very carefully. Do you really want to bypass the "National Merit Scholar " designation. It is determined by the SAT participants in their Junior year. It is a feather in the cap for any high performing student.</p>

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<p>It’s actually determined by PSAT performance Junior year. It does require a confirming SAT score – hopefully the good sophomore level score would be within the right timeframe to avoid having to take it again.</p>