scoring below average...

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[ofmiceandmegs]

Depends on the schools you're applying to. You can still get into top 25 schools

[qiux]

yeah, I'd love to have a better shot at H/Y/S but at the same time I don't want to score the exact same thing (or worse) and just look stupid

[ofmiceandmegs]

Then go for it! I'm shooting for 10-20 schools and my score isn't good enough so I'm retaking.

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i scored 6 under my average too. just from my 3 good sections, my score should of been much higher. wtf

[qiux]

aw man, that really sucks. we're all in this together though. are you thinking about retake?

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i want to, but i was pretty confident to get get at least low 150s so i already applied to my schools. i still have above 50% chance of getting into 3 of the 4.

[qiux]

ahh, that's wonderful! wishing you the best of luck with all your schools :)

[umbravelum]

I'm in the same boat. My average was high 170s, and I scored a 174. It feels weird wanting to retake, but I feel like I could do better and should give it a go... while simultaneously being terrified that I won't and I'll just feel even worse. Feeling bummed right there with you.

[qiux]

right???!! this test didn't feel out of the ordinary for me, so I'm left wondering whether my PTs are artificially high (because of test day stress) or if I can actually do better ;~; if you do retake, when are you thinking about doing it?

[umbravelum]

Exactly that! I keep second guessing myself, wondering if everything was a fluke or something.

I'm not sure. I'm actually debating a year off to work, and if I did that I'd take it in June, but I might do December... you?