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• Beast Mode Live Member

  December 2018 856 karma

  Hi there,

  I think retaking wouldn't hurt if you want to guarantee your spot with scholarships. But it depends if you want to put the work in to improve for January and it's doable.
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  blahblah3456 Alum Member

  December 2018 edited November 2025 13 karma

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  egrivera2 Alum Member

  December 2018 44 karma

  Hi @maddiefuller16. First of: you should be proud of yourself for not giving up and shooting for a retake the second time! It's not an easy road, I know, and not everyone would be willing to put in that type of effort. I'm in a similar boat. I took 1.5 years off after my first time and retook in November. I did worse than the first time. I was PTing about 8 points higher than the score I ended with. I'm still thinking about whether to take it in January as well. I'm no expert and trying to figure it out myself, but I just wanted to say you should be proud of your hard work!! Maybe some things to think about: 1- Do you have the time to put in some hard studying to really improve your score by January? 2- Schools will see all three scores you received. There is the possibility of not improving a third time around. 3- Can you identify your weaknesses on this exam (test performance vs. studying performance)? For me, I think it is test performance that gets me, which makes me hesitant towards a third retake. I wish you the best of luck!!!
• Beast Mode Live Member

  December 2018 856 karma

  I agree with @egrivera2 you should be very proud of your self. A 158 is a great score and you can only go higher from that. I know it can be challenging but tune out the what if's and remain positive, like @egrivera2 said figure out your weak areas and put some work into those, do whatever you have to do to get your score. You can explain your retakes in an addendum by indicating how you wanted to improve etc. Who knows you might go above the 158 on the third try.