<p>I took the old SAT more than once and got V760 and M800. Pretty satisfied with my scores, (i'm Asian) I decided to not take the new SAT. Or I thought I wasOTL</p>
<p>My counselor have just strongly advised me that it's much better to take the new SAT. The colleges prefer it alot, or whatever. However, I've emailed couple of universities before and they said it was fine. </p>
<p>I took the test three times (flunked the second one, damn) and i think the colleges will hold it against me if i took the test four times. Do you guys think that taking the new SAT is much, MUCH better than the old SAT?</p>
<p>You'll probably get more informed answers to this question AFTER March 12th. At this point, it's all just speculation.</p>
<p>Checking with the colleges in which you are interested is good - but do they also require some sort of writing exam? Most of the colleges I know which will take the old SAT still require the SATII Writing (which was discontinued after January). Did you get a writing exam in? If not, you will probably need to take the new SAT.</p>
<p>Davinci, about 2/3 of colleges say they will accept the old or new SAT, but fireflyscout is right: many of them require the SAT II Writing test as well, which, of course, is no longer offered.</p>
<p>You should contact all the schools you're thinking of applying to and find out what they require.</p>
<p>The entire University of California system, by the way, requires the NEW SAT.</p>
<p>Another option is to take the ACT to hedge your bets. You could choose to send ACT scores to any schools that require the New SAT so you don't have to take the new test. Of course that means taking another test...</p>
<p>4 times taking the SAT will look really bad on your app... so I'd go with what pete said and take the new act with the optional writing section.</p>
<p>"4 times taking the SAT will look really bad on your app... so I'd go with what pete said and take the new act with the optional writing section."</p>
<p>Only if you do not get the score you want! </p>
<p>When people discuss the number of sittings for the SAT, they tend to mix apples and oranges. While it is not recommended to take the test too often, the benefits far exceed any penalties. No matter how you look at it, a 1400 score taken in one sitting will NEVER look as good as 1550 earned on a fifth try. If the school wanted to establish a diminishing scale, they would have done so a long time ago. To the contrary, they openly recommend AND reward multiple sittings by taking the best individual scores -with a few notable exceptions at large state schools. The reality is that the higher scores help the schools as much as they help the students.</p>
<p>Thank you for the advice. Yup, i did take the Writing test so i think i would just forget about the New SAT. (i still do have to be alert for new info thoughOTL)</p>
<p>If you have a good writing test score, just stop testing and work on other developmental goals in your extracurriculars and service work. Pick up on an interesting line of study and take an extra course...in other words, the race is run re Testing. Forget testing. Make sure you study for AP exams. Diversify and enjoy your senior year.</p>