retakes

<p>do the top-tiers colleges like the ivies frown on sat retakes. ive heard from people that they don't. also if you retake sat1, do you just keep the highest scores from each section.
i.e. first sat1 790 math and 700v
second sat 1 700m and 760v
are you only allowed to keep the sat as a whole or take the best scores of each section.</p>

<p>There's nothing wrong with retaking the SAT. Many (most?) people do. When you send the scores to colleges, they get the scores from all the tests you have taken. Most colleges will take your highest verbal and your highest math score, though a few requre the highest score from a single sitting.</p>