<p>Um. I really have no topic to discuss. I'm just really bored.</p>
<p>Okay, here's one:</p>
<p>I took the SAT 6 times last year and plan to take it another 4 times. Am I pushing it?</p>
<p>Wow. That certainly takes willpower. I could barely sit through the PSAT when I took it. Why are you taking it so many times? That seems a little like cruel and unnecessary punishment ;)</p>
<p>lol. not really. It's the norm around here (look at my location). Anything less and I'm considered a freak of nature.</p>
<p>i'm pretty sure SAT at your location is fairly unusual to say the least. so get over your paranoia and stop wasting your parents' money.</p>
<p>i never asked them to pay it. they did it on their own. and what do you mean by: unusual?</p>
<p>SAT is an american thing, in case you didn't know.</p>
<p>Um...are you being sarcastic?
What are your scores? I really don't think there is a point to retaking the SAT reasoning test multiple times, because it's likely you are going to end up with a similar score repeatedly, unless you study like a nerd with rabies. What colleges are you aiming for?</p>
<p>hey dima, I know SAT is an American thing, but there are like a million people who take it worldwide. (and 2 milion inside the US)</p>
<p>And no, I'm not being sarcastic. I did take it 6 times. but there has been a 200 point increase since october 2005. i don't expect any increase in the score now, but it never hurts to try.</p>
<p>Well if you've got money and you don't mind spending 4 hours of your life taking a test (voluntarily) I say go for it! Just be aware that a lot of colleges get annoyed when they see that you have taken the SAT more than two or three times...</p>
<p>I personally would have liked to tkae it only a couple of times, but here's what happened:</p>
<p>I think my parents were ripped off. We met with the principal of my school (who was very impressed by my grade the previous year) and he said: All schools in Egypt are making their kids take it 10 times (6 in Junior year and 4 in senior year) abd he wasn't tricking us or anything; the schools here really do that. Anyway, he said: Pay for the 6 tests in advance (what a rip off!) and the other 4 next year. My parents hated the idea and so did I but that was our only option.
All the other kids were doing it and I had seen some pretty impressive jumps in scores before and I didn't want them to be higher so I (my parents really) decided to go along with it.</p>
<p>10 times is overdoing it imo.</p>
<p>overdoing is an understatement, in this case...i hope you didn't get like 2390 the first time and the other 5 times you've been trying to get 2400 or something</p>
<p>well it is unusual because we usually take the SAT 3 times at most.</p>
<p>kids at my school think 2 is safe, 3 is the max.</p>
<p>Maybe things are different in Egypt.</p>
<p>I've heard it said that taking the test more than 3 times starts to negatively affect your chances.</p>
<p>I have no idea why anyone would take it 10 times, or 6 times. 2-3 times is enough.</p>
<p>i've also heard that after 7 times, the record goes clear. you get a new slate.</p>
<p>6 times? why don't you take more practice tests and actually time yourself? 1] it's a WHOLE LOT cheaper, 2] saves time/energy, and 3] adcoms do look at it negatively. study for about 6 months straight (without taking the test) and take one last test.</p>
<p>6 x 4 = 24</p>
<p>24hrs of taking sat in total?!
:eek:</p>
<p>^That's what I said. Here colleges couldn't care less if you took the test 100 times, as long as you meet their criteria.
For example: To get into Medical school here in Alexandria, They require a 1900 on the SAT and a 3+ GPA. (And a minimum of 2 SAT II subjects)
If I get that I'll be accepted, even if I took the test 10 times.</p>
<p>Whoa... TEN TIMES!? I think i would shoot myself before I took it that many times... seriously. I took it once, and my parents are making me take it a second time this october... but 10 times?? Do you take it every single time they administer it?</p>