Retaking SAT I

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<p>i just looked at my SAT score and got depressed...
i received a second 2000 flat... 600R, 750M, 650W
I took it three times so far and if i superscore i get
2020: 610R, 760M, 650W..</p>

<p>Should i retake even though it would make it my 4th
try or just focus on the essays?</p>

<p>Does taking SAT more than 3 times hurt ur application
chances, cause i want to goto one of the top schools...</p>

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<p>Many people say that taking it more than 3 times is not a good idea,
and some others say that if you take it more than 3 times, some colleges will average your score.
I don’t know very much about the idea of averaging your score,
but taking a fourth SAT is probably not a good idea.
Besides, if you got similar scores for your last 3 SATs,
then most likely you won’t make any difference within two months.</p>

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<p>o well on the first one (Dec. 2006) i got a 1800
so i improved like 200 pts first time to second</p>

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<p>My SAT score dropped 80 pts this past SAT…and that was my third time. I missed a scholarship by 10 pts (superscore). So, I know the last SAT was nothing short of a disappointment and a misrepresentation. I also think it was scored improperly, but that can be me whining. I understand your situation better than words can express over a stupid forum, but I’m advising you not to retake the SAT a fourth time. Whatever repercussions may come from a fourth retake will not be worth a score increase.</p>

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<p>my scores after three times (superscored): CR700 M780 W680.. should i retake?</p>

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<p>i think i can do better in the writing tho.. not sure about CR.. should I?</p>

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<p>depends where you’re applying</p>

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<p>I heard from the school counseler that for people taking it the fourth time, their test score drops.</p>

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<p>The College Board keeps figures showing some students take the SAT five times or more, just as juniors and seniors.</p>

<p><a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools;

<p>Colleges say they look at your best scores–Harvard strengthens that to saying “ONLY your highest scores”–so the key idea is to gain the highest scores you can, without worrying too much about how many times you took the test. </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showpost.php?p=4198038&postcount=1[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showpost.php?p=4198038&postcount=1&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>But test scores aren’t the only thing that matters for college admission, even for the students with the highest scores,</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=377882[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=377882&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>so make sure to take care of everything else that is important.</p>