<p>I took the June SAT, but I do not think that I did well on it. However, it was my third try and some CC'ers said that colleges start averaging all your SAT scores together if you take the SAT a fourth time. Is this really true or just a rumor. Also, if it is true, which of the following schools average the SAT after the fourth time. I really want to take it a fourth time.</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins
Cornell
Rice
Stanford
Northwestern
Chicago
Wash. in St. L
Carnegie Mellon
Vanderbilt</p>
<p>Hmmm, sorry personally I've never heard of this, they usually just take the best sitting or best score in each section depending on the school. Also, I wouldn't recommend taking it the SAT's a fourth time unless you find it necessary b/c from what I understand colleges will be concerned what you are doing with all you time if all you're doing is "studying/preparing" and taking the SAT's. But if need be, then def take it again.</p>
<p>It'd take so long to average.</p>
<p>They take the highest but try not to take it a fourth time. Even colleges who say they will take the highest will definitely look at your previous 3 tries. Taking the highest score is to help relieve some stress of having "bad days". </p>
<p>Clearly you are not having "bad days" if you took the SATs 4 times and your scores have been somewhat consistent. Even if you get a 2400 on the 4th try and scored say around X, X, X the first three times, colleges will get suspicious that the 4th was a fluke and although they'll take that highest SAT, they may now focus more on your GPA and essay/E.C. instead of the SATs. </p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon and UChicago are probably the most holistic in admissions (Cornell too probably) and would not like to see excessive SAT scores. Holistic admissions means looking at the application as a whole and multiple SAT takings will be noticed and accounted for in the admissions process. </p>
<p>I know a kid who got a very low GPA. He wrote a great essay to UChicago saying how he had basically changed his old life and was a totally changed student. To prove this, he got a 1500 something on his SAT I and retook it to show that it was not a fluke. He got a 1500 something again and UChicago accepted him despite his low GPA as he showed he was intelligent and ready for a college atmosphere. Holistic admissions will take everything into account so if you can help it then don't take it a 4th time; it is really unnecessary.</p>