When to retake

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<p>Hi, I’m a Junior and I took the October SAT and I got a 2080.
I’m definetely going to retake it, but what date would be best for me to improve the most? Plus does anyone have any suggestions on how I should boost my score? I got a 750 on Math, 690 on Writing, and 640 on Reading. </p>

<p>Also, what scores would I need in order to get into NYU or Carnegie Mellon, because I know that 2250 + is good for Ivy, but is that possible with the amount of time I had?
Is it also bad to take the SAT more than 2 times?</p>

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<p>Well, you can take it as many times as you want, but eventually you’ll start to see diminishing marginal returns.</p>

<p>For Math, I am assuming that the ones you got wrong were careless mistakes; go over your tests and work out a quick strategy. For writing and reading, just work as many practice exercises as possible as well as timed drills, and you might see some improvement.</p>