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<p>It could also mean that your PARENTS are neurotic about test scores and FORCED you to take the test five times. Colleges have no way of knowing <em>why</em> you took the test so many times, and it would be imprudent on their part to draw such wild conclusions about your character. (That’s what teacher and counselor recommendations are for.)</p>
<p>Go ahead and take the test again. You really have everything to gain and nothing to lose.</p>
<p>Back when I was in high school, I retook my 2250 and ended up with a 2370. I’m CERTAIN that without that SAT score, I would not have received as many scholarship offers as I did. And I might not have gotten into some of the schools that I did.</p>