I've taken the test 3 times before, canceling the first score, then following up with a 164 and, in February, a 168. My GPA is around a 3.82, and I'd love to go somewhere like Michigan or Duke, but I feel that I am very borderline at this point. Furthermore, I know that even if I did get in, I'd likely get no scholarship money whatsoever.
That being said, I can't decide whether to risk taking the test again to go for a 170+. Would a fourth test look much worse than only 3? And how much would a score lower than my 168 hurt my chances at some of the top schools?
I know the common answer is probably going to be "retake if you can get your average above 170," but I've used up ALL of the recent tests (40-61) in the last 6 months, and I'm afraid I'll have no material to practice on that won't artificially inflate my score (seeing as I've already seen/reviewed all those recent questions already). Obviously, this would make my actual progress much harder to track than it would have been before the first, second, or even third test. Help?
