Advantage to taking SATs only once?

Test Preparation
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<p>I'm starting to wonder if, with all of the controversy surrounding test prep and so forth, colleges actually prefer to see a student with, say, a 2300 score on first and only sitting, rather than someone who's spent so much time and effort as to take it 4 times and get a 2370. I mean, time is finite--if you're studying that much for standardized tests, you can't be out curing cancer and making the national team, right? Or even having a reasonable life, complete with physical fitness and sleep. Or concentrating on your schoolwork, which is what you're supposed to be doing in high school.</p>

<p>I guess my bias is apparent.</p>

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<p>Well, yeah but not everyone is fortumate enough to get a 2300 the first time! (or ever!)</p>

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<p>They, more likely, don’t care how many times you took the test. I asked that question when I went college visit.</p>