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<li><p>Taking the SAT 3 times is not frowned upon. I suppose it’s the upper limit of what admissions officers tend to consider reasonable, as the FAQ sections of some universities’ websites imply, but it will not bring down your application. I would only suggest that you retake, however, if you were confident you could improve your score. It is, after all, just a test. Do not obsess over it, and do not let people’s interpretations of your score affect your self-esteem or ruffle you.</p></li>
<li><p>If you are looking for more reach schools to apply to, consider some test-optional schools, like Bowdoin, Middlebury, American U, Colby and Bates. This website claims to provide a full list of the schools that do not require the SAT/ACT, so it could be a good place to start looking:</p></li>
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<p>[SAT/ACT</a> Optional 4-Year Universities | FairTest](<a href=“http://fairtest.org/university/optional]SAT/ACT”>ACT/SAT Optional List - Fairtest)</p>
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<li>Also maybe try CC’s own college search engine:</li>
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<p>[College</a> Search - College Confidential](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_search/]College”>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_search/)</p>
<p>I took the liberty of inputting your stats and preferences, and it suggested Clemson, the University of San Diego, Gettysburg College, Cal Poly SLO, UCD (which you are applying to), UCSB, the University of Puget Sound and Muhlenberg College, among others. These are all schools where your scores wouldn’t look out of place.</p>
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<li>CC’s armchair psychologists love nothing better than to diagnose people with ADHD and processing disabilities based on their grades and test scores. It’s practically a rite of passage to get this treatment, so don’t take it too seriously.</li>
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