<p>A couple of things to note about this thread: </p>
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<li><p>Most colleges are not considering the writing sections</p></li>
<li><p>College classes have a substantial percentage of underqualified minorities and athletes, so, i hate to say, the table by tokenadult in the first post is not an accurate reflection of admission realities. </p></li>
<li><p>Up to a point, colleges do care how many times you took the SAT. When I visited, an admissions officer at Vanderbilt actually said something to the effect of: “We encourage you to take it more than once to get a higher score, but taking it more than three or four is too much and will make us question how you use your time.”</p></li>
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