<p>so here’s what’s going down. i applied early to yale. i’m planning on applying to harvard, princeton and columbia no matter what, and i if i don’t get EA i’m going to throw in wellesley, amherst and middlebury.</p>
<p>i took the sats once last may and i got 770W,760CR and … 700M. but i have 800 for math iic. … and i have gotten most of the math prizes at my school. and placed nationally several years for math contests. my dad is a math professor and one of my teacher recs is my math teacher. the irony of the situation is just killing me.</p>
<p>do i want to waste another day of my life retaking the sats to get higher in the math section and maybe a few higher on CR? or do i just not care? should i care?</p>
<p>i am sorry for the ridiculous nature of this question. but who better to ask than cc, seriously.</p>
<p>Honestly, a 700 for someone with your math background and an 800 on Math IIC is pitiful if not shameful. I guarantee that you if take 3 or 4 practice tests (just math) your score will go up dramatically if not to an 800. Don’t worry about the CR…hard to raise…kind of a waste of time with your score.</p>
<p>BTW, shame on everyone that hates on people that have valid questions to ask. Yes, their scores are high but that doesn’t mean we can’t all help each other out. Stop being selfish.</p>
<p>selfish? his 700 math score is FINE!! The MATH subject test actually tests you on your abilities. The SAT reasoning math is testing you based on trickery. He obviously has the ability to complete higher level mathematics, and he has proved it by getting an 800 on the test that ACTUALLY tests your ability.
seriously, 700 is perfectly fine. btw, in perspective, to OP, you’re not missing very many questions to get receive a 700, so you arent far away from getting the 800 that you want.</p>
<p>well you should take care to maintain the other scores(CR & W) and not let those drop, im pretty sure you can get an 800 for math. btw even if you dont retake SAT i dont see anything to be unhappy about, i believe admissions will view your SAT math as a small lack in concentration during the test. HONESTLY you have nothing to prove, trust me.</p>
<p>1460/1600 is a fine score anywhere. The SAT is such a terrible barometer for measuring intelligence. You have clearly demonstrated a degree of aptitude in math with your other achievements. Don’t waste 5 hours on a Saturday trying to improve an already decent score.</p>
<p>I think you should retake to get your score up to 1560/1600. You have the opportunity to raise their SAT score 100 points without studying (or with minimal studying, which should be all you need to nab that 800 M if you really are as good at math as you say). Yes, the SAT math has a few tricks and traps – but shouldn’t good math students be able to see through them? I don’t see why people think SAT math is not a good test of ability just because it contains “tricks”.</p>
<p>I think a retake would not be recommended for sb who is trying to “pick up some last few points”, like from 2350 to 2400; or for sb who is just trying to see if he can outperform himself. But in your case, clearly the Math score doesn’t fit in well with your whole Math picture. I’m sure u made some careless mistakes in the Math section. I would retake if I were u. You’re well capable of a 800, so go for it!</p>
<p>thanks everyone (i KNEW cc was the place to ask.) i’ll sit on it for a few days.</p>
<p>…and by the way, i am a girl. my friends do always tell me i am a man. apparently that shows in the way i type too. how embarrassing. haha anyways. thanks again.</p>
<p>If you only took the SAT once last May, you should be fine taking it once more in the fall. You have a pattern of high performance, which is what schools look for. Only on CC is one “poor” grade considered to be a problem. Your admissions application is being reviewed by people who are fully aware that things happen and that the big picture is the best way to evaluate a candidate.</p>
<p>Taking it one more time would not be a waste of time. You’d probably just sleep in that day anyway.</p>
<p>The schools you’re applying to know that the SAT isn’t really a measure of your intelligence; the 800 Math IIC and the math awards you’ve won will show them that. I say forget about it. Lots of kids are great at advanced math and struggle going back to simple concepts that on the SAT; that’s probably what happened to you and that’s what colleges will assume. Don’t stress, and don’t waste the money or time.</p>
(i KNEW cc was the place to ask.) i’ll sit on it for a few days.</p>