*Should I retake the SAT a 4th time?*

Test Preparation
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<p>Hi everyone. I've taken the SAT three times. I need the most amount of money I can get and my state has a scholarship with three categories, the highest leveled one requires an SAT score of 1300 (m+cr). I got my Oct scores back today and got to 1260. I've studied a lot but I know nothing is fool proof, so should I take a chance and retake it? I've already applied to all my universities, do I need to tell them of this change? </p>

<p>I never expected to have to do this four times, but I feel it's worth it because my previous score was 1780 (superscored) and now it's 1890. I just need 40 more points in math and I'm set. Practice tests have been from 1900-2100, but I got nervous and missed too many math questions. </p>

<p>Thank you so much! Please give me some ideas, I'd really appreciate it.</p>

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<p>No! Never take the SAT more than 3 times; it looks really bad and starts to seem like you’re just desperate now for a good score once you take it more than 3 times. Just keep your super scored 1890. It’s a lot better than taking it a 4th time</p>

<p>Plus, I’ve heard that some schools just take the last score that you get if you take it more than 3 times, no matter how good or bad the score is.</p>

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<p>1890 isn’t superscored. It was my last score. I contacted the colleges, and it’d be too late but I’ll probably still take it for the scholarship.</p>

<p>Thanks for the input.</p>

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<p>But if there’s a scholarship at stake, it may be worth it. Maybe you should find out if the number of times you take it matters for that scholarship. If not, and if the amount is meaningful, maybe it makes sense for you to take it again. I’d not recommend multiple tries unless money is at stake and you are close to a threshold.</p>

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<p>The number of times doesn’t matter for the scholarship, they take the best scores, and I’m very close. Thanks</p>

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<p>Whoops, sorry, I misread your post entirely…I thought you were planning to use the score for colleges too…</p>

<p>In that case, if you’ve already applied and this score is just for the scholarship, then by all means do it again. I don’t think scholarships care about how many times its taken</p>

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<p>Take as many times as you like. Only a handful of top schools didn’t sign up for score choice. No other schools will know how many times you’ve taken it unless you tell them</p>

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<p>interesting… sorry random post</p>

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<p>Thank you all for the insight!</p>

<p>Lol, what’s so interesting?</p>