Reasonable re-take threshold

[qwertypoiuy]

I know everyone's re-take threshold depends on their personal expectations, but at what point do you guys think the threshold becomes irrationally high?

For example, I've been getting 32-35's on the practice FL's and set 29 as my threshold (unfortunately, I will be retaking ). I suspect that most people's threshold is also 29.

But for my friend who has been getting 37-42's on all the AAMC full lengths and 39-41 on the Kaplan FL's, do you think 35 is a reasonable re-take threshold (36+ and she will not it) or will most schools think she insane for retaking an already spectacular score?

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[ridethecliche]

I know everyone's re-take threshold depends on their personal expectations, but at what point do you guys think the threshold becomes irrationally high?

For example, I've been getting 32-35's on the practice FL's and set 29 as my threshold (unfortunately, I will be retaking ). I suspect that most people's threshold is also 29.

But for my friend who has been getting 37-42's on all the AAMC full lengths and 39-41 on the Kaplan FL's, do you think 35 is a reasonable re-take threshold (36+ and she will not it) or will most schools think she insane for retaking an already spectacular score?

I would show your friend the data for % of people who do worse on a retake with certain scores. I'm pretty sure most people who get 35's do worse the 2nd time around.

 

[GreenRabbit]

Depending on her personal goals and her reason for scoring below her usual, it wouldn't be unheard of to retake it.

 

[SN2ed]

Sets off a red flag, especially if she does worse which is what usually happens. Also, once you score high enough, the difference between two scores is insignificant.

 

[Sharpies]

Sets off a red flag, especially if she does worse which is what usually happens. Also, once you score high enough, the difference between two scores is insignificant.

Agreed. I feel like anything 35-38 (assuming the scores are balanced) is about the same level. And anything 39+ is a little above that. For me, getting anything above 12 on a section really seems to just boils down to luck.