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<p>Absolutely, positively, 100% not. Why would colleges want to penalize students who got perfect scores? The higher the college’s average SAT scores, the more renowned they become, which will inspire more students to apply in later years, which means the acceptance rate goes down, which means the college rises in the rankings, inspiring yet more students to apply. The more students who apply, the more selective the college can be, which means they can have a stronger student body; a stronger student body means stronger alumni, who will go on to do great things and donate lots of money to their alma mater after they graduate.</p>
<p>It’s all a cycle. It feeds back into itself.</p>
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<p>No. As the saying goes, be nice to nerds: chances are, you’ll end up working for one someday. As for the “obsessive test-prepper,” the adcoms will probably only feel this way if you take the SAT more than three times.</p>