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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Junior is being told by peers to re-take SAT, he and I think it's bad advice and would only do so if he needs it to for NMSF (PSAT scores not in yet and SAT was taken end of sophomore year).  He has ruled out apply to CS at Carnegie Mellon because 25th-75th percentile is 800-800 (only school where this is the case) and feels it is too much of a pressure cooker school.  Son"s score 1530 (790 M 730E).

Isn't 99% good enough?  Is there a difference between a 1530 and a 1550 or a 1530 and 1600?  He will be applying as math or CS major and the rest of his application is excellent.[/quote]

This is a joke or troll post, right?

Ha ha. 1530 will get him into any school, including HYPS, except maybe CM because they are into this 800 math score thing. But 790 on math is pretty close, so CM is still in the running for him.

If he enjoys taking tests, and you enjoy throwing away money, wow, well go right ahead! Take it zillions of times until he gets a perfect 1600. Then watch the college rejections roll in, and they will because anyone who focuses so much on getting a perfect SAT score is an idiot.

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