<p>A thought just struck me.</p>
<p>You have the option to cancel your scores for any of the tests offered.</p>
<p>If money weren't an issue, wouldn't it be beneficial (for practice/experience) to take every SAT offered? Then, if you believe you got a good score, you can choose to keep it, but if you believe you got a mediocre score, you can choose to cancel it.</p>
<p>Along the way you would learn vocabulary/test taking/etc.</p>
<p>I had this idea as well. But the question remains if you would be able to see your actual score even if you cancelled it</p>
<p>Why do you even have to cancel the score? Can’t you just choose not to send that one to colleges?</p>
<p>Apparently some colleges can “override” that? I’m not too sure though.</p>
<p>Also, superscore usually is only eligible for those with 3- SATs. Once you have 4 scores, they just average them. Again, I’m not too sure on this.</p>
<p>Some colleges require all scores and apparently don’t like applicants to take it more than 3 times.</p>
<p>^ They average them… Where do you ever hear this from?</p>
<p>If you are still in middle school, and if money is not a problem, then just take every SAT you can. College Board destroys all your SAT records once you enter 9th grade. </p>
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<p>So let’s say I’m some kind of 2400-freak who starts taking SATs from January of my 6th grade year. Each year, there are 6 SATs.</p>
<p>6th grade: 6 SATs
7th grade: 6 SATs
8th grade: Jan, March, May, June. 4 SATs</p>
<p>Total: I’d have taken 16 SATs, and colleges won’t even a clue :p.</p>
<p>Each sitting, however, is $49 dollars, so 18*49 = $784 dollars, and *that isn’t necessarily a fortune - prep courses easily cost several thousands of dollars and parents gladly pay Krap-lan and Priceton Review … * so perhaps it would have been better for parents to send their kids to take SATs rather than take some crappy review course?</p>
<p>… and if only I realized all this when I was in 6th grade :p.</p>
<p>Would any of you retake a 2300+? Given this kind of experience?</p>
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<p>What kind of 2300? I may … just for bragging rights … as I personally know people who have gotten 2400s and whereabouts.</p>
<p>I have heard it from a number of places. For example the Penn website states:</p>
<p>“Furthermore, if the new Score-Use policy creates behavior that may be unproductive, like taking the test at an earlier stage and taking the test more than 3 times, the Admissions Committee can benefit from that information. And if students know that some schools will ask for all the tests, this behavior may be discouraged.”</p>
<p>^I have no clue what that is saying. What is the adcom going to do? Ask you if you taken the SAT multiple times? Hell, if they asked me, I’d just say NO.</p>
<p>My history class alone has two 2400 scorers and a bunch of 2350+ scorers. Takes the achievement out of getting a 2350-2300.</p>
<p>IceQube-</p>
<p>Certain colleges require you to submit all scores. If you are going to lie to them, then you better hope that they do not find out or they may not consider your application or may revoke an acceptance. Are you also going to lie about ECs and other things on your application?</p>
<p>Wow, after reading iceqube’s post, I wish I knew that before high school.</p>
<p>:(</p>
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<p>I’m going to ignore the ad hominem attack there - nice try - and focus on the issues. How do colleges find out how many SATs you have taken? I suppose they could ask CB, right?</p>
<p>Guys back to the question, could you possibly take an SAT, get your score fast enough, and then cancel it?</p>
<p>^The window to cancel a score is only a couple of days after you have taken the SAT … while the time it takes to get your score back is 2 weeks. So no.</p>
<p>@MasteryYster</p>
<p>The question I proposed was just for the hell of experience and intuition on whether or not you should cancel your scores. (AND i guess, all of this talk on the forums could possibly lead you to your decision)</p>
<p>This idea is great. My parents are now signing me and my 6th grade brother up for the March edition.</p>
<p>^I’m glad to hear that I helped :D.</p>