<p>Yes, I think most schools will let you take it three times before they start averaging scores. You can check with individual admissions offices to be sure, although if that isn't the case there isn't much you can do about it now.</p>
<p>is this true? please tell me it is not. At least for JHU.</p>
<p>ive heard people say they average, but i dont know which schools actually do it and how they actually do it.</p>
<p>JHU takes the top three scores and adds em.</p>
<p>No matter how many times you take it?</p>
<p>Yep. Wow, I know so much about JHU.</p>
<p>Where'd you heard this? I've was on CC for a couple years during high school and I'm back on here now, and I've never once heard of a single school that actually averages SAT scores (though there are constantly rumors that some schools do). Most colleges will take your highest score from each section (M,V,W) and add them up. A handful of schools (the UC's are the most common example) will take your highest single-sitting score.</p>
<p>i doubt any schools actually avg scores; however, i think the amnt of times that you take the sat shows up and may therefore provide an influence indirectly on the person perusing ur rec. this is of course speculation...no direct evidence in supporting this</p>
<p>i also want to remark, tina if u look back at the previous threads for jhu last year, you will see some people who got accepted into bme with low sat scores...so take it easy =D</p>
<p>You are so incredibly nice =)</p>
<p>(1) We do not average
(2) We take highest score for each section, but we review ALL scores
(3) We recommend students not take the exams more than three total times</p>
<p>it was on duke. And the guy said go check with other colleges. What would I do without admissionsdaniel?</p>
<p>AdmissionsDaniel,</p>
<p>Does Hopkins admissions consider certain special cases? For example, say the student was not aware of the 3 SAT "limit" and took the SAT twice in Sophomore year and once in Junior to try it out because the parents urged him to(As a result of that, the scores were not too high (around 1900)). But later, the student took the test again and significantly increased his score after studying. Would the admissions look down on the previous 3 tests?</p>
<p>I've only taken them twice though, but I am kind of nervous about my third one.</p>
<p>Every case reviewed is special. What I mean is that every case we read is considered as an individual case. We recommend students not take the SAT more than three times, but when I student does we do not automatically rule them out. We look at the circumstances behind them taking the test so many times, and then make our conclusions.</p>
<p>All right and this is my final question. HOW important is taking 3 subject tests? Thanks again AdmissionsDaniel and everyone else.</p>
<p>Oops I forgot the reason I asked. I am taking USH and I know JHU usually gets the scores on time. However my problem is that If I do send the Jan. scores they will see the 4th SAT. Thats why I am considering not sending either the subject test or the 4th SAT.</p>
<p>You should send all the scores that you take -- that is what we require. We recommend 3 subject tests, and we wouldn't recommend them if we didn't want to see them.</p>
<p>Bust as I said above remains true, every case we read is considered as an individual case. We recommend students take 3 SAT II subject exams, but when I student does not do this we do not automatically rule them out.</p>