<p>As of now, my math and writing scores are very good, but my CR is bad at 630. I feel after focusing to maximize my math scores and killing myself on the essay im too tired to really focus on the texts. I also know that only a few less mistakes (like 5-8) will get me my 700. That being said has anyone ever thought of writing an SAT and leaving a certain section blank? If the colleges superscore will they care if the report looks like this:
CR : 630 -700
M: 750 - 200
W: 720- 200</p>
<p>One issue is, part of the SAT is that it is a long and rigorous test. If you didn't do the other sections, colleges would know you were not working under the same conditions as students completing the test, and it would therefore not be fair to compare your higher score with their lower ones. Of course the SAT would be easier if one was only worrying about one section. That's part of the intentional challenge of the test.</p>
<p>No... im just saying hypothetically. But i know that if you just answer the joke questions you get like 350-400 right. Also math doesnt take much effort, so heres a reprieve. What if I go all out on math and CR but neglect writing like dont even do the essay
M: 750-800
CR: 680-720
W: 200</p>
<p>My guess is that it would depend a lot on the school.</p>
<p>One thing that people don't realize is that adcoms don't typically look much at a physical copy of your College Board score report. Except for the very first time that some junior staff person goes through your file, they don't usually look at it at all. Instead, they have their own in-house summary of your numbers--usually the superscored ones. It used to be that these notes were all written or clipped to the front of your file, while the score report went on the inside of the file. Now that everything is electronic, I don't know what thy're doing, but I bet they're still looking at some kind of summary or breakdown.</p>
<p>If you're a clear admit or a clear reject, I don't think they get very deep into your file at all. If you're on the line for any reason, every ilttle piece of paper in the file may start to matter. I remember seeing an admissions folder once for a student who had split the committee right down the middle: the folder was covered with notes, inside and out.</p>
<p>So if you were right on the verge of admission, and they got out your score report, who knows? They might be impressed that you took a risk. They might assume that there was some scoring problem with the M and W. They might feel that you had tried to game the system and be irritated. At that point it would be a pretty subjective call on their part. </p>
<p>The real question in my mind is just how much your score would go up. I know the test is exhausting, but I don't honestly know if you'd see the increase you expect. After all, during the M and W, you wouldn't be running around outside or napping. You'd still be sitting in the center, tense and bored, getting more and more anxious about the reading section and second-guessing all your prior choices :) . It might be more relaxing to hit the M and W and get your confidence up.</p>
<p>I'd try this once with a practice test--and force yourself to sit still for the appropriate amount of time during the writing and math--and then score the CR before you even consider doing it in real life.</p>
<p>I dont think i'm going to do it. I've applied ED to Penn, if I dont get in i'll go McGill where I dont need an SAT score (as a Quebec resident). God forbid I get deferred, would a 80 pt increase in CR really make a difference?</p>
<p>Actually, come to think of it, it's pretty hard to get a "perfect 200"; you can't just leave everything blank, you have to answer a lot of questions and get them wrong. </p>
<p>You could just bubble right down the middle of sheet, but again, I think the whole strategy is unlikely to raise your score much.</p>
<p>And you still have to sit through the entire test. So not marking a section or just marking straight down the middle doesn't help you much. You might as well take the test. Just pace yourself and lower the intensity on each section.</p>
<p>Theoretically, yes, in practice, more on the no side.</p>
<p>Chedva may be right about blank sections (a blank test other than identifying info is unscored, but the policy says nothing about blank sections). However, if you do that, it's very likely to raise red flags at ETS, which would probably delay and possibly void your scores.</p>
<p>And, lotf629 is right, with the scale of the SAT a blank section would be scored above 200. You'd have to get a bunch of questions wrong to get 200...</p>
<p>Also, not every school (most do) superscores SAT Is.</p>
<p>"However, if you do that, it's very likely to raise red flags at ETS, which would probably delay and possibly void your scores."
- So I answer 3 questions per section... and get like a 300... there must be some people out there who get scores like that right. (statistically there should be as many ppl who get a 300 as a 700 so they cant count in cheating)
My main question is will colleges be more turned off by a 320-320-710 than a 750-710-630</p>
<p>Well, dlesk, if you change +/- 150 points on a section or +/- 200 points on Math/CR (vs. your old test), ETS will investigate (at least, that</a> was the way the old SAT flagging worked)</p>
<p>Statistically, people get scores like that; however, those large drops/gains aren't typical among individuals. They'd probably end up putting your old test scores in question, since you may of hired someone to take the test on your behalf, or you might have cheated off of another student the first time, or received some other sort of aid. (I'm not accusing you of anything, but that is the way the CB would see it...)</p>
<p>Not worth it, and I think that they'd be turned off more by the first one (320-320-710) than the second (750-710-630)</p>
<p>OP, I think you'd be much better off just deciding ahead of time that you'd finish the other two sections but relax and take them very lightly. You wouldn't weird out any of your colleges, and you'd still get the benefits that you're seeking.</p>
<p>To be candid, it might be a fantasy that your score will jump 70-80 points just because you don't have to do the other two sections. My experience is that your score on a 25-minute section, even if you do it by itself, often comes close to predicting your score on the whole exam. If you have no stamina, you may lose 40-50 points when you do the whole thing, but I've never seen a 70-80 point difference between individual section scores and full exam scores. . . and I've had a lot of students. So my guess is that the absolute most you could stand to gain from this plan is 40-50 points, and even that seems to high to me. (Yes, I am a tutor.)</p>