How many times can you retake the SAT test?

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<p>HOw many times can you take the SAT test? does it show on your record how many tests u have retooken to get a better score and is it bad?</p>

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<p>You can take it as many times as you want, and yes it shows everytime you have retaken it.</p>

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<p>Would taking it 3 or 4 times be a good thing or bad thing?</p>

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<p>Typically, 3 is considered the max. Beyond that looks bad.</p>

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<p>you can take it 50 times if you want lol..but dont take it more than 2 or 3</p>

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you can take it 50 times if you want

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<p>This answer is more accurate than the answer upthread. Quite a few high school students take the SAT quite a few times. </p>

<p><a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/highered/ra/sat/AverageScores.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/highered/ra/sat/AverageScores.pdf&lt;/a> </p>

<p>Thus college admission offices have had to set policies about how to treat applications to which more than one set of test scores are attached. The routine policy at most highly selective colleges is to consider a student's best scores. A Harvard admission representative said at a public meeting in my town in May 2007, "You can take it ten times if you want," </p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showpost.php?p=4198038&postcount=1%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showpost.php?p=4198038&postcount=1&lt;/a> </p>

<p>and the current Harvard viewbook says, "If you submit more than one set of scores for any of the required tests, the Admissions Committee considers only your best scores—even if your strongest SAT Subject Tests or portions of the SAT Reasoning Test were taken on different dates." </p>

<p><a href="http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/utilities/electronic_resources/viewbook/Rollo0708_book_all.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/utilities/electronic_resources/viewbook/Rollo0708_book_all.pdf&lt;/a> </p>

<p>To answer the informational question, yes, up to six previous administrations of the SAT taken in ninth grade or higher grades will show up on your record of scores sent to colleges. But note that colleges can't and won't assume that other test-takers with fewer scores on their report took the SAT fewer times, because </p>

<p>a) any student can cancel a score right after taking the test, </p>

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<p>b) all SAT scores of students in eighth grade or below </p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=78732%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=78732&lt;/a> </p>

<p>are removed from the permanent record of scores by default, and colleges are well aware that many, many middle schoolers take the SAT for practice at that age. </p>

<p>Bottom line: prepare well every time before you take the test, get a good night's sleep and a good breakfast before the test, and then take the test fearlessly. Retake the test if you think your score can still improve significantly. Don't forget to work on all other aspects of your application. </p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>I would say that 2 is the max for uncancelled SAT I re-takes (3 total takings without cancellations). Beyond that, it will probably only be detrimental on your application. For the subject tests, it's usually best to NOT have to retake, but re-taking it once is probably ok.</p>

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Beyond that, it will probably only be detrimental on your application.

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<p>What is your basis for saying this? </p>

<p>I've never seen any statement from a college admission officer that agrees with your statement.</p>