Take Sats again or no?

CX3
Mon, 21 May 2007 23:24:29 +0000

One thing to keep in mind is that all your scores (on all the SATs you’ve ever taken) will be seen by the college even though you’re sending the new one. My overwhelming inclination is to suggest that you SHOULD take them again. The colleges will consider them, and even if you don’t score much higher, just showing you care enough to try again probably shows them something. Also, your score isn’t where you would want it to be for your bigger reach schools (Stanford, Columbia). I think you should study and take them again. Look on collegeboard to check the average scores of the schools you’re interested in. Remember that SAT scores aren’t everything in this process though. A lot of it is how you present yourself in your application (passionate essays, good teacher recommendations, etc.)