SAT for a 4th time?

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<p>Hi guys! I have taken the SAT 3 times now. Superscore of 1950...710 on CR and Writing, and...530 on math. :( Extraneous factors explain that score, but it would take too long to explain here, or I may just edit it later. That 530 is from the December test; I thought I had done much better than that! I was very disappointed. I'm not sure if I should retake it one more time on the 26th of January, with very serious prep. My math score is an issue of content. I just don't know some of it. So I want to study my butt off this coming month. I really can't afford to have that score. It's absolutely destroying my top-school chances. </p>

<p>So...should I take it just one more time?</p>

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<p>I’m against taking the test more than three times. Some colleges (e.g. Stanford) want all of your scores, not just your best; taking the SAT too many times might damage your chances. I’ll try find the source where I read this, but right now I don’t think that it’s a good idea.</p>

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<p>Are you going up some with each new test in math or staying the same or declining? If the former try once more, but if the latter time to call it quits.</p>

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<p>If I were to take it this time, Bran, it would definitely be my last. I would adequately explain the mathematics issue in the “Additional Information” portion of Common App, as well. And yeah, Muck. With very minimal studying for the previous two times, raised my score by 30 points each time. So I’m predicting a nice increase if I get some prep about 3 times a week, as well as studying from my books. All or nothing, really.</p>

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<p>If you’re planning to apply to schools that allow for score choice, you can hide as many SAT sittings as you want and only show the ones you want.</p>

<p>Look more into it, it could make a big difference</p>

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<p>Uhm does anyone know how does the college board send your sat score? I wonder if the scores will be just the super scores or every score that you have taken?</p>

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<p>^ every score you have taken, bro… :/</p>

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<p>^ Not necessarily. When you send your scores, you can choose to hide certain test date scores for your SAT I and any SAT II scores you want.</p>

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<p>If you 're able to hide certain dates and scores then why is taking SAT more than 3 times a problem since you can just hide the unwanted ones.</p>

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<p>It’s very easy to find out the rules. Go to the CB site and read them. There are some schools(very few) that don’t accept score choice. You must send in ALL scores.All other schools allow you to send only the scores you choose.</p>

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<p>I would say that unless you are 100% sure that your score will increase dramatically, don’t waste your time or money.</p>

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<p>One more option – you can send the colleges scores you have now and then study for January. Go ahead and take it and then when you see your scores, you’ll know what to do: if your math didn’t move much, well then live with scores you have. But if you have jumped say 50 or more points, pay to send the new scores as well. The advantage of this approach is that if you have a bad day in January, no one ever finds out about it. So there is less pressure on you – you may surprise yourself.</p>

<p>But before doing any of this, check to see if your schools will accept January scores at all. For some schools, December is the last one they will accept. But it varies school to school. You can go to their websites to see.</p>

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<p>^ same issue, 4th time, not sure…</p>

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<p>2 of mine need all scores, the other 8 don’t. Another issue is would the scores arrive in time if you don’t use collegeboard’s 4 free score reports? It would also cost another 100 dollars or so in my case.</p>

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<p>If you feel like you’d do better the 4th time, go ahead. You can use scorechoice anyway and pick and choose which scores to send.</p>