Timeframe of SAT Retake

OnMyWay2Harvard
Wed, 25 Oct 2017 21:43:54 +0000

Hello all,

I currently a junior and took my first SAT last month, October 2017. I received my score, a 1510; but because it did not meet my personal expectation, I am planning to retake it. My parents and I decided on immediately taking it again in November, our reasoning being that the preparation is still “fresh on my mind”, and I won’t be as nervous (I was very anxious in the October testing since it was my first time and therefore felt I wasn’t as focused).

Some people say that its too soon and I won’t see much score improvement, but I see no reason to delay it. I’ve already exhausted most of my resources (all available online tests and various book tests) and find that my errors are scattered across various topics making pointed studying ineffective.

I’m mainly wondering whether it is detrimental to my college app if they see that my SAT scores are only within 10-20 points of each other? Additionally, would you recommend me to take it again so soon?

Thanks,
~OnMyWay2Harvard