Do Colleges care how many times you take the SAT?

<p>I will give colleges my SAT score by superscoring it, which gets me the highest score, rather than using Score Choice.</p>

<p>If I take the SAT 3 times, do colleges look at this as a negative aspect?</p>

<p>No, three times is reasonable.</p>

<p>how about four times?</p>

<p>If I do score choice, they only get the scores I send right?</p>

<p>More than four times is when it starts to get a bit more worrying. Colleges want to make sure you’re getting good scores because you’re getting better at English and math, not because you’re getting better at SAT strategies. However, if you show significant improvement each time, you’ll be fine. </p>

<p>Also, you should try some practice tests, and only sign up for the real tests if your scores are getting better.</p>

<p>And yes, only the scores you choose are sent to colleges. You should ensure that you meet each college’s testing requirement, e.g. some may ask for ALL scores, in which case you must comply.</p>

<p>If a college requires students to send ALL scores. But I sent only 1, will they know about dat?</p>

<p>There is some uncertainty regarding that. Some reports indicate that if a college requests ALL scores, the College Board will comply and send all scores anyway (regardless if you chose Score Choice). Other reports suggest that this is not the case. There is no way of knowing. </p>

<p>However, as a future student of a particular college, it is your responsibility to be honest and comply with its policies. If you are found to have been dishonest in your application, colleges reserve the right to rescind your acceptance.</p>

<p>You should be as honest as you can in your application. Sending only 1 is just asking for trouble.</p>

<p>No, colleges will no know if you have used score choice.</p>

<p>Source: I have called the College Board five separate times about this, and each time I have been given the same answer. It is also written out in the College Board’s terms and conditions. Moreover, I have seen example College Board SAT reports, and none has an indication of whether Score Choice has been used.</p>