Hey cc I am a sophomore who has already taken the old SAT two times, (once in 8th grade along with many of my classmates because of the gifted program I was in) I scored a 2000 composite the second time through with no studying. I am going to take it one final time in January to see if i can get 2200 plus with studying. Would top end colleges then care if I also took the redesigned test junior year? If I take the new one 2 times junior and senior year will they view me as having taken the SAT 5 times or just 3 on one test and 2 on the other. I knew it is generally frowned upon to take the SAT a lot of times as it does not show inherent intelligence. What do you guys think? Thanks for the help!
Your 8th grade test doesn’t count at all, and the idea that students should only take the test 2 (or 3) times has been summarily debunked. Take the test again.
@swimnerd1
You might want to see if colleges have released a policy statement about accepting scores from the ‘old’ SAT format from the class of 2018. Almost every college will accept scores from old or new for class of 2017, but I think I have heard some admissions counselors say that the class of 2018 can only submit scores from the new exam format.
Schools have said that while they will accept scores from old or new for class of 2017, they will not superscore across the two test formats but will superscore within the old or new format.
For a while, Yale was saying it wouldn’t accept old SAT scores for students graduating high school in 2018, but it has reversed that position.
I took the test 5 times will ibe disadvantged in penn because they ask all the testing history
@marvin100 – I had not heard about Yale but am not surprised. I think schools will continue to announce their policies, perhaps even after the March 2016 scores emerge. I had heard that VA Tech wouldn’t accept scores from old exam format for class of 2017.
Wow, that’s a terrible policy–what’s the logic of discouraging smart students from finishing the exam early and moving on with their lives? Bonkers.
You might consider taking the ACT instead - depending on your strengths it might be an easier test for you.