how many times for sat is too many

Test Preparation
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<p>how many times for sat is too many</p>

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<p>what is this your 3rd or 4th post of this? it's been answered. 3 is max, but 2 is better if possible...meaning if you do really bad the first 2 times, taking a 3rd is fine, but if you dont think you can do a lot better, stick with the 2</p>

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<p>i think you can even take it for six times if you want to</p>

<p>iff you make constant progess</p>

<p>if you stick at one score and take for six times...lol</p>

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<p>Can't you always pay to get old scores removed permanently? I know you can pay on the ACT and AP tests for that.. So why not take it a myriad number of times and just pay if you happen to implode intelligence all over your bubble sheets one of the times and end up with a superb score. I think taking it the 6th time and getting a 35 instead of taking it twice and getting a 28 would be worth the $200 you would have to pay to have each old score removed.. A friend of mine had that happen to him.. but he also aced 2 sat's and scored 750+ on the other 2.. So he was just having bad luck with his act's / sat's before.</p>

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<p>dont't think you can get the old scores removed... Can anyone confirm?</p>

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<p>The SAT score reports only show your five most recent scores. So if you take it six times, your first score won't show up.</p>

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<p>You cannot get old scores removed. </p>

<p>Twice is sufficient, but if you're really not satisfied and work really hard to raise it significantly, a third time is acceptable. If you take it more than 3 times, it's just going to look like you have issues. It's like, "wow, this person just didn't know how to accept it."</p>

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<p>if you improve each time you take it, then by all means keep taking it. It will just show that you are dedicated student who wants to improve.</p>

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<p>depends on how much money you have.</p>

<p>and colleges only look at your top scores, regardless of whether you take it once or 1 million times. the only thing is, beyond 3 or 4 tests, your score won't go up significantly.</p>

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<p>I took it three times. Once in the spring, once in the fall, then in Jan. I improved alot each time (1970, 2160, 2270) and I will be at Duke this fall. I'd say more than three times is pushing it, but three is fine. Also, if you score really well, but not "perfect," I don't think it looks good to take it again. Like illumin4tus said, they only look at your top scores...</p>