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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mine took it 4 times. The second one was a mistake (hadn't studied, winged it, in hindsight should have cancelled the score immediately). The 3rd one was the first digital test, he was disappointed in his math score.
1480 (730m/750v)
1490 (740m/750v)
1520 (750m/770v)
1530 (790m/750v)
super score 1560[/quote]

This narrative really illustrates why admissions officers consider test scores in the context of the high school. 1480 is objectively a very good score, 99th percentile, and at a rural or urban school where that score is an outlier, the kid might very well stop there. The parent wasn’t pushing it. Studying for the test isn’t like taking a dual enrollment course where the content might be interesting or valuable in and of itself. It was the social environment in the high school that caused this kid to take the test three more times, ultimately raising his score 80 points. So in a very real sense the difference between this kid’s 1560 and the 1480 reported to colleges by a kid from a less competitive high school reflects a difference in their environment, not a difference in their ability.[/quote]

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