How many times can I take the SAT?
November 5th, 2007 by 
Paul
You can take the SAT as much as you want, but as college counselors we generally recommend no more than two or three times.
The SAT was not created as a test to improve your abilities. The SAT is supposed to be more like a one time gauge to check your academic competency.
Most colleges will take your highest combined scores from the two or three tests. If you take it more than three times it looks too suspicious and that you are trying to “game” the system.
Colleges want academically competent students and not just studying robots.
With this in mind please do not enter the exams as something you are going to cancel. It is best to be prepared register for the test and then do well, instead of repeating an unnecessary cycle of always “studying” for the SAT.
Besides there are far greater things in life than taking a SAT test.
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