taking the SAT 3 times?

Test Preparation
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<p>Do colleges frown upon someone who takes the SAT 3 times and improves each time?</p>

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<p>Three is the upper limit, I wouldn't suggest taking a fourth. You're fine (for the most part at least)</p>

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<p>I'm taking them three times (the third in oct), but I didn't improve on the second. I'm not sure if that's bad, but a counselor recommended me to take again, but not take fourth time.</p>

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<p>I've taken my three times and every time I improved by 100+ points. The next time I take it I plan to improve by 200+ points (practice tests have confirmed this). To answer your question from my perspective, I think you should take the test as many times until you get the score you want (xiggi also agrees with me apparently).</p>

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<p>opps misread</p>

<p>thgohut it said sat 2</p>

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<p>im guessing its different for different colleges? like cal states wouldnt care cause it sounds like they barely look at stuff</p>

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<p>Hey taffy!</p>

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<p>I don't think a third time is a problem. I took it thrice: two old and one new. For the old one I only improved 40 points while on the new one excluding the writing score I improved 80 points while on one section I improved 120 points. So as long as you improve I think it's okay.</p>

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<p>haha this kids stalking me</p>

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<p>I would think colleges might see more applicants this year who have taken the SAT more times than in the past. Since the class of 2006 had the option of taking both the old and the new tests, it might be common to see students who have taken the old and the new multiple times.</p>

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<p>What about taking the new sat 3 times? Would some of the top colleges see that you took it three times and think that the score is not as significant as if you would have taken it two times?</p>

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<p>i took it three times but I improved by about 200 pts on each one.</p>

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<p>If your highest score in one sitting is 2250 but combined is 2300, is a ~40 point improvement worth it on the third try?</p>

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<p>no. SATs are not the end of the world, esp. for Ivies. After a while, probably after the 2100 threshold, you become OK. there's really no difference between a 2150 and a 2300. or a 1450 and a 1560. </p>

<p>or so my Eng. teacher, Yale grad and alumni interviewer, says.</p>