Which test score is better in the eyes of admissions?

Test Preparation
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<p>Most people take the standardized tests multiple times. I know several who only took them once and scored well.</p>

<p>Which of these scenarios will look best to the admissions office. </p>

<p>1 - Student 1 who takes the test 3 times to get a score of 2000. </p>

<p>2 - Student 2 who takes the test once and gets a 2000.</p>

<p>3 - Student 3 who takes the test 3 times and gets a super score of 2000.</p>

<p>For schools that use super scores all three students end up with a 2000. But the students earned their scores in different ways.</p>

<p>Personally I would rank them as student 2, student 1 and student 3. </p>

<p>What if student 2 got only a 1980 on a single test and submitted that? How would his 1980 single score rate against a multiple test 2000 and a super score of 2000? </p>

<p>An interesting dilemma for the admissions committee.</p>

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<p>It is really not that interesting. Student #2 could have just gotten lucky the first time. Student #1 could have gotten similar scores each time, which would then validate his scores. Student #3 could have very high score in math and low in CR, and if student #3 wants to major in STEM then it would be perfectly fine. SAT and ACT scores only give a sliver of information about an applicant, they don’t tell the whole story.</p>

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<p>You are making lots of assumptions. This is a question about the scores. Nothing else.</p>