<p>I'm plannging to retake the sat in January for the 4th time...
after i have sent out all my application and collegeboard scores.
so basically,
if i do amazingly well on it, i'm going to rush the score to the colleges(after the scores are up online)</p>
<p>or</p>
<p>if my scores dont improve significantly, i wont send the score and my colleges will never know.</p>
<p>will this work?</p>
<p>people usually say that taking the sat more than 3 times is a bad idea.
why? do colleges really "look down" on it? even though if it's like 2350+?
and what does "look down on it" mean?</p>
<p>There have been many threads on this topic. The general consensus is that it does NOT matter how many times you take it. I actually called Stanford, Harvard, and the UC system to confirm it- it does not affect admissions in any way.</p>
<p>just remember, colleges will see ALL of your scores and thats the bearing it has on your application. taking it a 4th time might be a tad bit unreasonable but hey if you think you can do better, take it again (i did)</p>
<p>There is NO way you will be punished for this. Your life; you can take it as many times as you want. Why would colleges discourage a student from a retake if he/she thinks she can do better?</p>