35 on ACT - worth it to try SAT?

[Anonymous]

?

[Anonymous]

Have you taken the PSAT? If you may possibly be a National Merit Semifinalist, you need to take the SAT to verify your score. You won't have to send it to colleges if you are not happy with it.

[Anonymous]

Sure why not? Maybe you will do better.

[Anonymous]

what grade are you in? what was the score break-outs and was writing included?

[Anonymous]

This is not "me", this is my child. She is a junior. Her score break downs were -
36 English
34 Math
36 Reading
35 Science

Writing score was an 11.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is not "me", this is my child. She is a junior. Her score break downs were -
36 English
34 Math
36 Reading
35 Science

Writing score was an 11.

Stop helicoptering.

[Anonymous]

Take the SAT just to have a score for National Merit, if needed. If you're worried that the SAT score might not be as high, you only have to send one or the other to colleges, so you can send whichever is better.

[Anonymous]

that's a nice score. she was probably 1 problem away from a 36. i would give it another shot sept of next year but i know most people will advise against it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:that's a nice score. she was probably 1 problem away from a 36. i would give it another shot sept of next year but i know most people will advise against it.

f

-1,000. Absolutely ludicrous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Take the SAT just to have a score for National Merit, if needed. If you're worried that the SAT score might not be as high, you only have to send one or the other to colleges, so you can send whichever is better.

Don't take the SAT until you know your DC's PSAT score in December/January. If she is in the running, then consider taking it but she can wait until December of senior year to take it. So she has time. Remember some schools will require ALL test scores to be submitted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:that's a nice score. she was probably 1 problem away from a 36. i would give it another shot sept of next year but i know most people will advise against it.

Agree, forget the SAT give the ACT another try to see if she can get a perfect score

That said she is already well above the top 25% for every school in the country.

The 35 will yield merit aid at schools that give merit aid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:that's a nice score. she was probably 1 problem away from a 36. i would give it another shot sept of next year but i know most people will advise against it.

f

-1,000. Absolutely ludicrous.

why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:that's a nice score. she was probably 1 problem away from a 36. i would give it another shot sept of next year but i know most people will advise against it.

f

-1,000. Absolutely ludicrous.

I agree. 35 is an excellent score. No guarantee that a 36 would be attained on the 2ND try and could actually go down a point or two.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

17:44 here, forgot to add.

Read this if you have any doubts that retaking is probably a bad idea

http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/whats_the_big_deal_about_402