3x too much???

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<p>So I hate the fact that I have to take the SAT a third time, but I absolutely have to. I don’t have the scores I know I can get. CR is killing me! I get great scores on much harder AP Eng. Lang practice tests yet I screw up on SAT passages somehow. And last time (March) I missed two in Math and got a 740!!! (apparently I didn’t bubble in one, which is weird). It sucks that I was really only 1 away from an 800. Anyways, I’ll take it again next September and it WILL be how I want it to be…but…</p>

<p>I just hate that big 3. I shouldn’t have taken it in October of this year; I was pressured into it by this one girl who studied her entire summer for it, when I wasn’t really prepared. I thought I had to be competitive, but it didn’t turn out as spectacular as I had hoped. And that was after I had an amazing summer doing research and really striving after what I loved. The things besides test scores are where my heart is at…but I need these scores.</p>

<p>Here is my question: Is 3x detrimental, or is it just not positive? On collegeboard, can I just say, “ScoreChoice across the board to all schools (except those that don’t allow it),” then click a button and BAM!? Is that how it works? And is it a flat fee, or does the cost depend on the number of schools you send scores to?</p>

<p>Do people usually convey any kind of information on applications about their thoughts/feelings in regards to test scores/experiences? I want to stress the other aspects of my life, how studying for months and months for this test is not who I am, and how capable I am as a student. I think that the SAT doesn’t say everything about the level of ability you have, but it nags me that it is still dragging on into Senior year when I planned for it to be over by now.</p>

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<p>There is no fee for score choice. It’s free.</p>

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<p>Yes, it costs more money to add each additional school (though this fee is not associated with Score Choice).</p>

<p>Also, the SAT is not offered in September.</p>

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<p>wonderful! I thought there was a test in september! When are early decision apps due? Oct. 30, right???</p>

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<p>Most early decision deadlines are November 1, but some schools take scores from the October date even if they arrive later.</p>

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<p>Ok that is good to know. Thanks.</p>

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<p>Every one of my schools took October scores, so you should be fine. Actually, come to think of it, you’d be hard pressed to find a school that doesn’t take October scores for early apps. I applied to 5 schools EA and each one added my Oct. scores to my overall superscore (I took it 3 times as well).</p>

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<p>Three times should be perfectly fine… I think a number of people take it that many times.</p>

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<p>I also believe that some schools accept November scores.</p>

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<p>thanks everyone for the help! i appreciate the good consolation :)</p>