Any bias in super scoring?

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<p>Here's an example of my situation:</p>

<p>First SAT sitting: Critical Reading: 750
Mathematics: 750
Writing: 700</p>

<pre><code> TOTAL: 2200
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<p>Today's SAT sitting: Critical Reading: 500
Mathematics: 790
Writing: 550</p>

<pre><code> TOTAL: 1840

                    SUPERSCORE: 2240

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<p>This is a bit exaggerated but hopefully you can see my point : /</p>

<p>Most colleges I will be applying to use the "super score" system, so common sense tells me that i should keep today's test score and raise my SAT super score despite the fact that my score dropped significantly in two sections.</p>

<p>Should i...</p>

<p>A) Cancel my scores to avoid the colleges from seeing my poor performance on the most recent SAT</p>

<p>B) Trust in the super score system and keep today's test in order to raise my overall SAT score</p>

<p>After all, admissions is human, and will definitely see that my second sitting was significantly worse than my first. Even though they are technically super scoring my SAT, is there any bias towards a significantly lower SAT score the second time around which would negatively effect my chances of admission? Would they think, "hm even though the super score increased by 40..the per-sitting score decreased by over 300." </p>

<p>What im trying to say is, how "official" is the super score? How much does personal opinion and bias effect admission's decision? And if so, what is the break off between having a good super score vs having an inconsistent series of scores?</p>

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<p>I would recommend canceling if the discrepancy between your scores is that great for reading and writing. Though, I’m curious about how much you’re exaggerating. I don’t see how you could possibly have dropped 100~200 points. I think admissions officers would notice and wonder at the gap. Your first SAT is solid :slight_smile: 1500/1600.</p>

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<p>thanks for the input, yea i exaggerated a bit – i probably got in the 600s (wanna say 650-700) for reading and writing which is still significantly lower than my first sitting</p>

<p>anyone else have any input?</p>

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<p>I’d recommend canceling. Admissions officers would likely be quite suspicious of this, thinking either 1:
a) your first scores were flukes
b) you are trying to game the system</p>

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<p>thanks for your input! : ]</p>

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<p>hm… similar question - how about: </p>

<p>770 CR / 660 M / 680 W first sitting </p>

<p>then</p>

<p>660 CR / 740 M / 720 W second sitting? </p>

<p>Superscore : 2230…</p>

<p>Would a 110 point-decrease in CR hurt me a lot? </p>

<p>I focused too much on Math and Writing the second time around and not enough on CR.</p>

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<p>^power</p>

<p>imo, you should definitely keep your score since you improved significantly in math and writing. Your total score also improved showing a positive trend. at the same time, a 110 drop in reading does not always complement a 10 point increase in super score, so i can see your point. are you planning to focus more on arts or science? i would assume different colleges see different sections…differently…lol</p>

<p>btw just a side question:
i received a score of 770 on reading on my first sitting also; how many wrong was that?
and, wats the general score for say…8 wrong on reading? (hypothetically speaking)</p>