March SAT Score

With your outstanding GPA and high standardized test scores, your application would be competitive among the top universities. The college board says you can super score the paper and digital SAT. Also, no school that accepts super scoring says otherwise; you have an excellent R&W score for your October SAT, so I recommend focusing mainly on the math section for your next one. I scored 1520, and the resource I found most helpful was Khan Academy's Digital SAT Prep. The course is free, intuitive, and organized by question difficulty. For me, the English section has given me the most problems in the past, particularly on my PSAT, where I scored 700 in reading and 760 in math. My SAT study plan only took about a week, albeit I already had some experience with the digital SAT-type questions. I only focused on the advanced tier questions to mimic test conditions even if, in hindsight, they were a bit more challenging than the actual test. I started with 1 hour of studying five days before the test (taking a unit test in both English and Math) and gradually worked up to 3 - 5 hours of studying the day before (aiming for at least 26/30 on the respective unit tests). This wasn't ideal, so you can spend as much time as you need with each section scaled up to your timeframe before the test. Based on your past scores, I recommend studying 3/5 in math and 2/5 in English (this is very adjustable). Particularly for English, I recommend studying standard English conventions, independent/dependent clauses, and sentence boundaries. Complete as many 30-question unit tests as possible and set a timer to mimic test conditions. I hate taking practice tests, and I found the instant feedback (knowing the correct answer after every question) of the unit tests to help me analyze and fix my mistakes quickly and easily. Taking another SAT is ultimately your choice and should depend on time commitments and the schools you're looking to apply to.

Good Luck,

Jason

If you are well above the score for the school you want to go to, there is no point in taking it again. Great job, that test was awful :)

A lot of schools are test optional, so you are not required, or sometimes even recommended, to submit your ACT or SAT scores. If you are a good student with a decently high GPA, but you didn't do as well on the SAT as you wanted, you don't have to submit it and it wont effect your chances. Does that make sense?

I got a 1480!! I’m super happy with it, but I’m still planning to retake since it was my first try. I got a 770 math and 710 verbal. Honestly, my best recommendation is take a quick, comprehensive SAT course for the digital SAT. I took one, and it is the only reason I did so well. I feel terrible for anyone that studies or was taught the paper test strategies and materials because it’s SO different online. If you haven’t been taught how to finesse the test and take it with as little work as possible, it’s horrible.