I took the SAT I and got R:730, M:690, and W:800. Should I take it again or is it pointless?

I also just finished my junior year and got 2160 on the June SAT. But if you are like me and are planning on applying to like the top 30 universities, I would suggest you to retake it. But make sure you study beforehand. It seems like your worst area is math. Just get a couple of prep books (preferrably PR or Barrons) and do the math sections and make sure you work out the ones you missed so you can understand more concepts.

If you lost some points on the sentence completions on the reading part, study some roots and vocabulary. But if you lost some points on the passage reading, read a lot of books and study the passage part in the prep books. Getting used to the type of passages and type of questions that are on the SAT will help you a lot. Also, reading books will help your vocabulary.

If you are planning on applying to Ivies or other really selective schools, you will also need to take the SAT Subject Tests. Most want two but Harvard, Yale, and Princeton want three. So choose your best subjects and take them.

Just make sure you will be able to break the 2300 mark. If you don’t increase your score by at least a hundred or something around that, colleges will view the scores as just about the same things. Therefore, make sure you will do better before you decide to take it. If you are not planning on applying to Ivies or schools like that, I would not recommend you taking it again because with your score you could probably get a scholarship to go anywhere. Make sure you have good extracurriculars, recommendations, and essays because those are very very important. Colleges don’t just look at your grades and test scores but view the whole application hollistically.

If you really think you can and should do better, take it again. Other people would look at a 2100 and tell you it was high enough. But if you aren’t satisfied with your score, retake it. The math especially is something that you can do better on if you study for it. The SAT covers very specific areas in math, and nothing else, so get a review book, and go over the math material. (For all I’m great at Calculus, I always hated Geometry, and I didn’t do as well on the math section. It makes a difference to study the RIGHT math.) If you can raise your math score, your score will go up a lot. You’re right that in the 2200 range a 2220 is about the same as a 2250, but since you have an obvious weak point (the math) there’s no reason your score can’t go up into the 2300s, which could make a difference in applying and in scholarships.

Good luck!

I’m in a similar position. I took my SATs in December of junior year and got a 2250: 730 reading, 720 math, and 800 writing. I kind of want to take it again but I don’t want my scores to decrease. I think I could probably get my math score up but I don’t know if it’s really worth it unless I get an 800 or something.

I took the ACT too and did okay on that (33) but I still want to raise my SAT. I guess I’ll probably retake it if I have any free weekends and if it won’t get me too stressed out during college application time.

You shouldn’t take it again, it’d be a waste of time. If you’re really set on taking another standardized test, take the ACT as well. 2220 is a good score, definitely above average. If your grades aren’t very good, focus on keeping good grades throughout senior year. Also, get more involved in extracurriculars right now rather than focusing on taking SAT I again. Your chances of improving, as you stated yourself, are not by much and you’ll most likely be in the same range.

Did you already take SAT Subject tests? FOcus on those if you haven’t.

If you do take it again, make sure you study. Since your scores are so high, you may drop a little in all the areas, which would make retaking the test pointless. So make sure you study a little to increase your scores a little bit.

Also, I don’t know if that 3.5 is weighted or not (if it is unweighted and only involves academic courses, then it is probably pretty good). But make sure you knock the ball out of the park with your senior grades.

it seems like you are really strong with vocabulary, writing, and grammar. i HIGHLY suggest that you just get a princeton review book and take the practice tests in the back. do as many as you can! just do the math sections, correct them, and go over the ones you missed and find out how to do those types of problems because all SAT tests are the same with diff numbers. lol

Those are great answers, if thats the first time you’ve taking it I suggest taking it again. But before you go at it just review the Princton Review “Cracking the SAT” tips. It helped bring my scpre up 300 points just by reviewing them!

no matter how many times you take the test…your score will not change drastically i learned it the hard way…….and besides your score is pretty high. worst case scenario would be that you wont get any scholarships for your first year of college….but you can easily get your college GPA above 3.5 on 4 scale during the first year (since the first two years of college are general ed) and shouldn’t have any problems getting that free money.

wow, amazing score. 1420/1600 is really good, dont worry. if you retake it, it cant hurt you. i suggest retaking it and shooting for a perfect score.