<p>I've heard that for upper tier schools (particularly the Ivies), you are placed at a serious disadvantage if you've taken the SAT more than once, regardless of whether your score improved or not?
Can anybody confirm this, is it true?
and one thing that my counselor hasn't been able to answer properly - will colleges SEE how many times you've taken the SAT?
I'm mainly concerned about the UCs and the Ivies, so if anybody could offer any help it would really be appreciated =)</p>
<p>No one has to know unless they have a written policy that explicitly disapproves of ScoreChoice. Your score looks the same as if you had gotten your best scores at one sitting.</p>
<p>this is not true</p>
<p>2 times is nothing</p>
<p>plus, there’s always score choice</p>
<p>not true</p>
<p>upenn and some other schools require that you send all scores though (they don’t allow score choice), so they will see how many times you have taken it</p>
<p>Taking the SAT 2-3 times is fine. Many kids take the SAT a few times over a couple of years. Schools don’t expect kids to only use a test that they took soph or junior year. They know that kids often improve their score if they take it senior year.</p>
<p>If you’re that worried, then take the ACT and don’t send the score unless it’s good.</p>
<p>Nobody cares if you take it twice. The vast majority don’t care if you take it three times. It only becomes a problem if you take it over and over and over and the Admissions Committee starts to think that you are not spending enough time doing other things that make you well-rounded. The schools want their respective campuses filled with well-rounded students, not obsessive grade grubbers.</p>
<p>Practice a lot and take it again - no worries.</p>
<p>second what everyone else said.</p>