Should I retake?

[Ellabelle]

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Ok so I just want to start off by saying that I'm the WORST test taker EVER! I studied for 6 weeks and I had a panic attack almost every single day. I'm one of those people who has to study till the last minute for every test, freaks out over ANY test. I don't run away from working my a** off (everyone calls me a nerd!) but it's just the stress and pressure that destroys me!
I'm applying for the next cycle and here are my academic info (I will be a senior this year, biology major/Spanish minor):

Overall GPA: 3.6 (one more year to go)
Science GPA: 3.5

PAT 18
QR 17
RC 16
Bio 21
Gen Chem 21
Orgo 17
TS 20
AA 18

I do realize that my score is not great but again, stress destroys me! I'm not running away from studying and working my a** off and retaking this test but I KNOW that the stress is going to be a MAJOR problem that could prevent me from scoring better.
Please give me some honest opinion. What should I do?

 

[Jordwin]

Ok so I just want to start off by saying that I'm the WORST test taker EVER! I studied for 6 weeks and I had a panic attack almost every single day. I'm one of those people who has to study till the last minute for every test, freaks out over ANY test. I don't run away from working my a** off (everyone calls me a nerd!) but it's just the stress and pressure that destroys me!
I'm applying for the next cycle and here are my academic info (I will be a senior this year, biology major/Spanish minor):

Overall GPA: 3.6 (one more year to go)
Science GPA: 3.5

PAT 18
QR 17
RC 16
Bio 21
Gen Chem 21
Orgo 17
TS 20
AA 18

I do realize that my score is not great but again, stress destroys me! I'm not running away from studying and working my a** off and retaking this test but I KNOW that the stress is going to be a MAJOR problem that could prevent me from scoring better.
Please give me some honest opinion. What should I do?

Your score isn't awful, the rc and maybe oc are low. 18 is a little below average matriculation but not by a lot. Maybe you can talk to a counselor at your school about how to deal with stress? I know it affects a lot of people and some people find ways to overcome it. Maybe you can find something that could help?

 

[Minion]

Hm, you seem capable of scoring well. I think you should give it a shot since you are applying next cycle. You can't possibly do any worse. Your reading is kinda low a bit.

 

[supergenius310]

what did you use to study?

 

[Ellabelle]

I used Destroyer and Math Destroyer, DAT Bootcamp, Feralis, Chad and class notes. I also used CDP but it was useless for TFE

 

[Eastcoast24]

I would personally give it a go with your scores because you have a great GPA. You might not get pre-dec interviews but an acceptance is definitely possible.

I have similar stats 19aa/ts with 17 in rc and 18 in bio and have one interview so far. My gpa is similar to yours 3.8-3.9