<p>I took the SAT three times including today, I had 680 CR last time and this time i believe i may have gotten, hopefully, 740-750. Do you guys think it is worth it to take it a 4th time if i can make 780-800? How will colleges like Yale, which doesn't allow score choice, look at this?</p>
<p>If you can improve your CR score to 780-800 (or otherwise significantly), retake it. If colleges cared about how many times you took the SAT, they would make it clear that they do.</p>
<p>4th time SAT. a lot of cons. absolutely no pros.</p>
<p>dude, i must admit that SAT is the fastest English ‘‘IMPROVER’’.
some of my friends did this just to improve their english, they even did it up to 5~6 times. </p>
<p>@tpainnopain, no pros, perhaps ur SAT and English has reached the highest level, but not everyone is like that!</p>
<p>JFK@@@wish@@@: whatever level it has reached, you will never be able to come near it. :p</p>
<p>at least one will improve their English standard and numbers of vocabularies</p>
<p>anyways, i have never known anyone who has taken the SAT 4 times and got into yale. and talking abt improving english through SAT, sounds pretty ridiculous. SAT is an aptitude test. not an english test. get it?</p>
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<p>please be more specific.</p>
<p>I dont see what the cons are of taking it many times especially with the use of score choice.</p>
<p>@tpainnopain</p>
<p>For me is different perhaps for u SAT is just a number, honestly i learnt alot from it</p>
<p>Linger pointed out another pro</p>
<p>@Oblivion: many colleges, especially the prestigious ones specifically state that you are not allowed to use score choice. if those colleges see that you took the test 4 times, you will be giving them a bad impression. the admin officers will question whether you have nothing better to do than sit for tests all the time. and its not my opinion. email the yale admission officers. they will clarify the situation for you. </p>
<p>and if you improve your score by only 30- 50 points, then its not going to be much of a gain is it?</p>
<p>what if we tell them( the admins) that the reason for taking like 4~5 times is just simply to enhance our english standards and proficiency? well i didn’t mean to take 4 times of SATs just for the reason which is to enter the prestigious universities but i truly want to improve and get use to higher levels of English language??</p>
<p>First of all, who really hangs out from 8-12 on a Saturday morning anyway? Most of my friends wouldn’t even wake up until after the test is done unless they have a sport to play or something like that. Unless the admins really dig deeply to find out where you sent your 1st or 2nd test, they shouldn’t be suspicious if you only send 3 scores instead of 4.</p>
<p>Also, from SAT prep my proof reading and English skills have improved, I have learned to read more objectively, and have looked for simple ways to break down complex math problems. To me the only real con is a $45 drop in your bank account and 5 hours of a Saturday morning.</p>
<p>@Brostradamus and Jw: i think your personal english improvement is not going to help OP decide. the OP mentioned that he is looking at the most selective colleges. so throughout the whole discussion, i was stating my views from the perspective of the super selective universities(many of which doesnt allow score choice).</p>
<p>@tpainnopain: well i know ur giving ur personal perspective to the second question(How will colleges like Yale, which doesn’t allow score choice, look at this?) of Oblivion while i am as well as Brostradamus are giving our personal perspectives to his first question(Do you guys think it is worth it to take it a 4th time if i can make 780-800?)</p>
<p>and indeed i agree with ur perspectives</p>
<p>I’m sorry i was a bit ambiguous in the post. Let me rephrase: is taking it the 4th time more detrimental if one is applying to such colleges as Yale, Harvard, Princeton, etc…?</p>
<p>I think the general consensus is a yes, but improving from a 740-780 in CR would boost your admissions chance. Will the boost and the fact that you take it offset each other, or will one weigh heavily than the other? Opinions?</p>
<p>This question isn’t specifically for me. I just want general ideas and opinions on this issue.</p>