<p>I have taken SAT Twice and I got a 2060 the first time....i don't know how and a 2240 the second time but i was sick and i know i can do better. i got a 750 math 740 reading 750 grammer and i have been doing so much better on math like 800 780 minimum on practice and i want to break 1500...1490 now is it bad to take it a third time regardless of fact i might not need to take it a third time. is it in general bad to take the sat a thirs time</p>
<p>three times seems to be the limit...your second score looks great anyway, and to try and push it higher can seem more ego driven than anything</p>
<p>I would. Lots of people have pushed up to 2380 ish on their third with that trend.</p>
<p>I dont think you understand. The difference between that and what you think you may be able to get will not make a real difference in college admissions. if you end of doing worse, you will look like the ultimate jackass</p>
<p>if you're confident, go for it.</p>
<p>I went 2140, 2240, and 2400 on the third try. Obviously it's a risk, but if you are confident you will do better, go for it.</p>
<p>First of all, you probably don't need to take it again. Spend your time on something else.</p>
<p>To answer your question, yes, it is probably bad to take it a 3rd time, especially with your scores. If I was seeing your scores, I would assume that you are a perfectionist who has nothing better to worry about than raising already good scores. I also do not think that your scores would go up the 3rd time if you've already taken it twice. Just to support this, a lady from Yale who came to my school said beyond taking it twice, it really is pointless.</p>
<p>go right ahead. elite colleges will only take ur top scores anyway, admissions committee will never even know took it the other times. it may not help but it certainly won't hurt.</p>
<p>but yea there is no reason to stress urself for the perfect score.</p>
<p>"admissions committee will never even know took it the other times."</p>
<p>yea they will, they see all your scores</p>
<p>yeah, on the apps they normally have a spot for every SAT I test you've taken...I think that there were three slots on most of the applications. And when you report your scores, everything goes with it. </p>
<p>I mean, if you really think that you have an amazing chance of doing that much better I'd go for it. I mean, I personally only took it twice, but that's just because I ran out of time. But I wouldn't take if any more than three times though.</p>
<p>i'd say take it the 3rd time if you're confidnet =]</p>
<p>read the answer to "If a student takes the required tests more than once, which results does Harvard consider?"</p>
<p>i'm 100% sure almost all prestigious colleges do the same thing. The scores that you write on the apps don't matter if they match the scores sent by College Board. A secretary will take your best scores from the report they receive and attach them to the admissions comittee for consideration. believe me one of my fathers best friends is on the admissions board at a very prestigious university and I've asked him personally cuz i was in the same situation before.</p>
<p>I wouldn't recommend another time. Once you get around 1500 range, scoring any higher is mostly luck, and does that extra 10 or 20 points really matter overall? Spend your time wracking up a few extra volunteer hours or something. It'd be better spent.</p>
<p>can someone copy and paste that harvard thing, it didn't work for me</p>
<p>If a student takes the required tests more than once, which results does Harvard consider?</p>
<p>We consider a student's best test scores, but it is generally our experience that taking tests more than twice offers diminishing returns.</p>
<p>I think it's only a bad idea to test a third time if you don't think you can score much higher.</p>
<p>im pretty confidant i can do better because i was sick and felt bad comming out of the test i almost cancelled it</p>
<p>I went 2070, 2220, 2330. I think the 110 points in the 3rd try made a difference that far outweighed my taking the test again.</p>
<p>It really all depends on how willing you are to prep again. Many of my friends took the tests 2-3 times and didn't improve at all. On the other hand I went from 2160 to 2250 to 2400 because of the composite score thing. If you can raise one section 30+ points I believe a retake will be well worth your time.</p>