What do you think about these SAT/AP scores?

lightsgoout
Thu, 08 Jun 2017 13:05:06 +0000

I am a sophomore. I received an A in my school’s APUSH class (we are a little grade inflated; i actually had a high A but colleges won’t know that as my school doesn’t do+ or -). I got a 730 on the US subject test and anticipate a 4 on the AP. I want to major in polisci, but I guess I could apply to colleges as an English major instead as it also matches my narrative. I’m aiming for highly competitive schools, and know that much more enters a decision than the scores. I’m frustrated with my sub par scores. I think I got them because I had a rough second semester emotionally and became slightly (again, not enough to lower my grade to a B) unmotivated, and took shortcuts. I have a 4.0 and I would love to not have things hindering me this early in my HS career for a top college. Almost Everyone I know got 760, 780, 3 800’s which makes it worse. I’m angry with myself. I know this sounds ridiculous, but I am a perfectionist and want to aim high.
Should I retake the test? What would happen if I did worse on it?