<p>Somone recently told me that when a college is looking at your super score, they only count the first 3 times you take it and you can't contribute sections from a test you have taken after the third time.</p>
<p>Is this true? If so, is it all schools that do this or only a few? Which schools are like this? I had never heard of this before, but I was considering taking the SAT 4 times but I don't want it to not count on the 4th time towards my super score.</p>
<p>No that is not true. I’ve never heard of any school like that.</p>
<p>That is not true.</p>
<p>No it is not true, but you shouldn’t take it more than 3 times anyway because colleges will think that you’re overly obsessed with test scores (hint: negative thing) </p>
<p>(that’s not really true, either, although it’s an extremely persistent bit of folk wisdom. I think you shouldn’t take it more than three times because it’s a stupid test and a waste of time, but colleges generally don’t care, especially those that superscore.)</p>
<p>I advise against the SAT again for a fourth time simply because it’s highly unlikely that you’ll do much better than you already have the past three times. For most people after they take it twice, it’s more likely for their score to stay about the same or even drop than to rise significantly. It’s not worth the time and energy, IMO, unless you REALLY think you screwed up your first three times or you think you can pull a miracle with this fourth attempt.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses! I took it once without studying, and I have seen it really benefit to take it 3 more times, one focusing on each section. This is how one of my friends got basically a perfect score (superscore)</p>
<p>^ Some colleges are onto that. A college that requires all scores to be submitted will see the gaming being used and take appropriate consideration for admission (discount the score). Some colleges won’t care and will use the score regardless.</p>
<p>How do they know how many times you’ve taken it? Like what if you don’t submit all of them?</p>
<p>Some Colleges require you to submit all scores (don’t allow score choice) like U Penn for example. </p>