<p>How many times should one take the SAT?</p>
<p>CC'ers here - can you please suggest how many times you all plan to take (max no of times)?</p>
<p>If a student scores 2200 in first attempt and 2280 in second attempt (both in junior year), should he stop or try again in senior year fall?</p>
<p>My D took SAT three times, ACT once.</p>
<p>2280 is a good score unless he lost all his points on one section.</p>
<p>If the scores look like 760, 760, 760 and the superscore gives you more than 2280, it is not worth trying again. OTOH, if you have 800, 800 and 680, then a final try might be worthwhile if you are consistently scoring more on a practice now.</p>
<p>Good point about subtest scores. If a student has a CR or M score moderately lower than the other I suggest taking the ACT. Colleges must report individual subtest (CR, M, W) on common data set (used by those who rank colleges, etc.) but only have to report total ACT score.</p>
<p>Do NOT stop. Take it again.</p>
<p>SATs and ACT score is very, very important extremely important for admission</p>
<p>@csdad
Is it true you only have to report the composite ACT Score?</p>
<p>Different colleges have different requirements. All of them require official scores which means your break down goes to them. Some do superscoring and some want a single sitting.</p>
<p>…what I’m saying that the college only has to report the composite score of the ACT when THEY report their stats on the common data set. Colleges are aware of the “ranking game” and a big part of the appearance of “selectivity” is average SAT / ACT scores. So if you are at the 50th percetile for a given school for CR + M, but are below the 25th Percentile on one of the sections, they take more of hit when reporting it than just reporting the totoal score on the ACt (given that it is at least at their 50th percentile).</p>
<p>@Marymr: I think you (and a lot of others here on CC) might be overestimating the importance of standardized test scores. Scores are obviously important, but there are so many components to a student’s application that one score is not the be-all-end-all of an applicant. Obviously if you absolutely BOMBED a test it should be retaken, but my college counselor really helped to clarify things for me. At all of the top-tier Ivys/LACs, the scores simply serve as just another check mark on their list. Typically, if you’re a strong, well-rounded student, getting a 33+/2150+ is perfectly acceptable.</p>
<p>All things considered, being within the range that a given institution would like <em>is</em> important. So long as a student’s score is within the parameters of what a college is looking for and the rest of his/her application (ECs, GPA, etc.) is stellar, he/she will be a <em>very</em> competitive applicant. I don’t see why or how stressing over a near 2300 is productive for anyone.</p>
<p>Well, i think looking at the distribution of you subset scores is very important. I took an actual SAT in May (first time, didn’t study much) and got an 800M 720W and 730CR.</p>
<p>Now, i plan to take it again in the Fall, and i know what my weaknesses on the test are. For example:</p>
<p>My Vocab
My grammar
My ability to read quickly and extract ability</p>
<p>Obviously Math isn’t something i need to study for. After reviewing some of the above topics for a week, i took a practice SAT from the official SAT blue book, and i got a 2310 (800M 760CR, 750W). Hopefully this will show in Fall exam.</p>
<p>I hope this helped, just remember that if you have weaknesses, they should be fairly apparent, so work on those instead of perfecting something you are already excellent in (e.g, 780 on Math).</p>
<p>TAKE BOTH tests! Take them 3 times. here is NO MAX
<p>Please,
Study hard for SATs and ACT, write good essays during the application process!
SATs and ACT score is very, very important extremely important for admission!</p>
<p>I did Princeton review lasses, improved my score by 200 +, but also i would HIGHLY RECCOMAND TAKING SAT CLASSES ESP FROM KAPLAN, OR PRINCETON REVIEW.</p>
<p>@Marmyr</p>
<p>Are you some kind of salesperson for those preparatory programs? The SAT is nowhere near as important as you make it out to be. Please stop misleading people this way.</p>