<p>It is quite unfortunate colleges can not decide on a uniform policy on score choice and shift the burden to students. But my advise is to do the right thing; imagine getting admitted to Yale and living with that guilt for life long. NOT WORTH IT … </p>
<p>Here is the general advise that may work most people:
If you are struggling to get the score you want and you need moe than 3 attempts to get it , apply only to colleges that respect score choice. There are lots of good ones including Harvard.</p>
<p>If you get your score in two attempts and there is an upward trend, then in addition to the schools like Harvard apply to the schools that do not respect score choice and submit all the scores. Beleive me, colleges like students who improve and not some one who makes a habit of test taking. Actually Stanford and other colleges are discouraging ( mild word) just to make a point for students who think they need to take SAT more than three times. They believe that time should be spent on enriching the app in other areas.</p>