<p>Should I take Math II for a 3rd time. I got a 750 twice (in my sophomore and starting junior year) and i am 100% sure i can get a 800. The things I missed were like parametrizations etc. So is it ok if you take you know... 3 of the same subject test? I don't want colleges to think I am bad or anything. Do they penalize me?</p>
<p>Bump 10 char</p>
<p>Bump......</p>
<p>The policies of the colleges vary, pertaining to whether they will take your highest, or an average of all scores. And it varies as to how a third attempt would be viewed. Remember, this is just one data point on your application anyway. If you are majoring in a math-intensive subject, that could be a factor, as well.</p>
<p>Well I am majoring in bio med engineering and I am leaning kind of more to engineering.. just want that oppurtunity to do bio.</p>
<p>"The policies of the colleges vary, pertaining to whether they will take your highest, or an average of all scores."</p>
<p>Despite its unfortunate and occasional reapparition on CC, there is simply no evidence whatsover that a college AVERAGES SAT scores. None!</p>
<p>I do not know any school that will say OMG 750? WHY NOT 800!!! Of course it helps but I think it'd be best if you save yourself the time, money, and stress. I got a 660 on my SAT2 for history (66th percentile) and that is mainly for Pomona College. How often do you think they see sub700s? Not too often but I am not retaking it. I got a 5 on the AP and a very high grade in all of my history classes. It was a bad test for me but I think they will see that I did well in History and have a solid application.
Don't let the CC community pressure you for perfect scores. Holistically, CC is probably equivalent to a HYPS application pool. I am sure you have a strong math background if you got a 750 as a sophomore.</p>
<p>You're right, there is no evidence, although I've been told this by colleagues who work in colleges. </p>
<p>All of these data are anedoctal. </p>
<p>Admissions practices are really strategic, closely guarded activities. They change from year-to-year in the same institution. And they're (potentially) revised across the course of one admissions year. This are just the effects of shaping the freshman class over time, while operating in a competitive marketplace.</p>