<p>Okay, so basically, long story short: I'm one of those "upward-grade-trend" kids that did not give a flying fish about freshman and sophomore years but got a slap in the face junior year. This is very apparent in my SAT scores:</p>
<p>Nov. 2006:
Korean - 710</p>
<p>Jun. 2007:
Math IIC - 660</p>
<p>Oct. 2007:
CR - 570
M - 670
W - 570
Total: 1810</p>
<p>Nov. 2007: (another poor/indifferent attempt, no studying whatsoever. remember: i really did not care for school, let alone the SATs)
Korean - 700 (went down 10 points -_-)
Math IIC - 670 (a whopping 10-point increase!)</p>
<p>May 2008: (slowly recovering, getting back on track)
CR - 650
M - 710
W - 680
Total: 2040</p>
<p>June 2008:
Math IIC - 800! (Definitely made my day today :D)</p>
<p>With that in mind, I plan to retake the SAT I once more (I'm fairly certain I'll get 750+ on Math and 700+ on CR with a lot of prep this summer), Korean once more (I KNOW I can get an 800), and Physics (I'm pretty sure I will get 750+).</p>
<p>Is this too much? I know taking a test 2-3 times is the norm/max, but what if it's EACH test that I'm taking 3 times? Would this affect my college decisions? Would colleges see my past horrible scores and look down upon them, despite my much better RECENT scores?</p>
<p>Sorry for all the questions... as you can see, I am worried out of my mind. Thanks in advance guys.</p>
<p>well in my humble opinion, you're showing a lot of improvement by taking tests 3 times so I don't think it'll hurt you that much. This is good because I know many people who just blindly sign up to take tests multiple times without studying or having a clue what they are doing and then they are confused and sad when they see that their results don't change. If your scores are drastically improving, I think it would show colleges that you are willing to work hard to improve. But hey, what do i know?</p>
<p>For the SAT II's I think it depends on what you intend to major in or study in college and also what subjects you are the best at. If are are doing engineering then you need math plus a science. If you are studying humanities then English or history. I can't think of any reason that taking the Korean test again would help you unless you plan to major in Korean.</p>
<p>first off why would you even bother talking the SATs sophomore year, especially if you didn't care about school. From what I have been told by college people, taking the test more than 3 times is looked down upon....so only do it if you are sure you could do a lot better. Also on the SAt II's taking a test three times doesn't look so good, my advice is be done with those unless you want to take a different subject.</p>
<p>dsultemeier: I intend to major business. However, most of the schools I am applying to only require 2 Subject Tests, some only recommend them. So, I think the Korean test would only be an addition to my Math IIC and Physics.</p>
<p>Bescraze: Yeah I know, thank my Asian parents who basically commanded me to take them starting sophomore year. But yeah, I do know taking any test more than 3 times is looked down upon, so I won't be taking any test more than 3 times. Rather, I'd be capping out at 3 times for each test.</p>
<p>Its my understanding that 3 times is the invisible limit for SATIs. You can take it again, but make sure your score doesn't drop. Meanwhile for SATIIs...they really should only be taken once, maybe....twice. Not many people actively retake their SATIIs. I have no idea why you retook Korean (I'm assuming you are Korean?). Its very problematic when your retakes are lower than your original score. And it especially doesn't help when thats your "native" language. </p>
<p>And retaking Math 2 three times...</p>
<p>Whatever you do, please don't let your retake scores drop below the original, and please don't retake them more than 3 times. Your current testing record is already very peculiar and, if the adcom sees the entirety of it (depending on the college they may), theyre going to be wondering what happened.</p>
<p>Your retakes will undercut whatever good score you achieve in this regard, since colleges definitely prefer someone who got the 800 the first time rather than the third time. Improvement is good, but the fact is, there are people out there that youll be competing against in admissions who achieve perfection the first time.</p>
<p>My suggestion would be to take the SAT I one more time and try to get in the 700's on all parts. Then take Physics if you like that subject. I don't see how taking Korean again will help you since you already have a 710 but if you really want to send more money to College Board I guess it wouldn't hurt. Are you applying anywhere ED or EA? If so you can take the tests in October and November. And you can start writing your essays!</p>
<p>dsultemeier: I've been getting mixed responses regarding the latest I can take a test for ED/EA. Can you confirm that November is okay for ED/EA?</p>
<p>Its always good to discover a study pattern that works best for you. While I was attending university.. in my first year I spend hours studying and at the end of the day my results were not great. I got a number of Bs and a few Cs. However in my second year, I realised that I retain more when I spend 30 minutes studiyng and breaking instead of goinf a whole 2 hours. The results were great.. I simply say,,. find a pattern that works best for you.</p>
<p>dsultemeier: I've been getting mixed responses regarding the latest I can take a test for ED/EA. Can you confirm that November is okay for ED/EA?</p>
<p>It seems to vary by college so you have to go to each college website under admissions and then under testing requirements to see what their specific requirements are. Sorry but I may have been incorrect in saying that November is ok. Where were you planning to apply early?</p>
<p>I'm still debating between Cornell ED and Georgetown EA. If I choose not to ED at Cornell, then I would apply EA at Boston College, Notre Dame, and Villanova as well.</p>
<p>This is from the Cornell website and here is the link to it. Looks like they want you to do the SAT I in October and Subjects Tests in November. I'll let you look up the information for the others you are interested in. </p>
<p>Plan to take the SAT before November of your senior year, or the ACT no later than October, if you will be applying early. Early-decision applicants are also strongly urged to take the SAT Subject Tests no later than November, because the scores are used in the colleges' early decision selection process.</p>