<p>Ok, so we are slightly in agreement, because I would argue that the third time (and perhaps the second time, but anyone can have a bad day) were either a waste of valuable time or weren’t studied for seriously enough to improve scores. </p>
<p>Fwiw, I’ve seen ECs started senior year that made a huge difference in how a kid presents, but it’s been an outward manifestation of what the kid has been doing all along, just providing formality. Certainly a job can be more valuable than a marginal gain on the SAT.</p>