35 on ACT - worth it to try SAT?

[Anonymous]

Gaming, gaming, gaming.....just have her take the tests she needs for admission and stop worrying that she's a one hit wonder. She sounds smart, let her be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Retaking might hurt her, especially if your family is Chinese or Indian. It might give the impression that she's a workaholic test machine who cares more about test grades than being an interesting person.

If the stereotypes are working against you, you don't want to feed them.

Even with only two exams?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Retaking might hurt her, especially if your family is Chinese or Indian. It might give the impression that she's a workaholic test machine who cares more about test grades than being an interesting person.

If the stereotypes are working against you, you don't want to feed them.

Even with only two exams?

Why not with only two exams?

A 35 is more than good enough for any school in the country. The scores are standardized so percentile wise there's barely a difference between 35 and 36. Frankly, the admissions officers don't care about the difference. If it seems like you care, it might send the wrong impression.

[Anonymous]

Don't retake the ACT.

It will not make a difference at this point even if upon retaking it, the score is marginally higher.

[Anonymous]

A 35 is a great score. She does not need to take the SAT unless she did great on the PSAT. Does she need to take any SAT subject tests?