<p>The problem with taking the SAT a 4th time is NOT the SAT, it’s what you could have been doing with the time invested into taking the SAT that many times. It’s a better use of time to throw yourself into something else worthwhile, either improving your high school grades or some worthwhile EC. What you have at the end of taking the SAT 4 times is an SAT score, which is not a transcript boost or a resume item. Is preparing for a 4th sitting really a good use of time? (That probably depends on what the kid would do instead.)</p>