Do colleges really only look at your highest SAT scores?

Test Preparation SAT Preparation
1

<p>Hypothetical scenario: Guy doesn't study for sat, takes the test in 10th grade and gets like a ... 1800 or something.
A year later, he starts studying up and gets something like 2200.</p>

<p>Will colleges frown upon the bad score and get all suspicious, or find it great that the guy improved?</p>

<p>I am asking this of course because I did crap on my sat last year. I wanted to use score choice, but what the f - today I logged onto collegeboard and found that when I sent my subject tests to NYU they automatically sent my old sat scores as well. I am panicking!</p>

2

<p>Most colleges only look at your higher scores.
As long as you retake the SAT before you apply to the school, you’ll be fine.
Of course you’re going to get a lower score as sophomore than you would as a junior - you know less!</p>

3

<p>I just hope they don’t find the difference too alarming… In a bad way,
Thanks though :D!</p>

4

<p>On similar lines, I took the SAT as part of a bet freshman year and got a pretty low score (comparatively). Will that be counted, if I did much better my second time (October 09)?</p>

5

<p>^well from the PSAT score you posted as a sophmore, your SAT score freshmen year could not have been horrible comparatively.</p>

6

<p>Always they are looking for high SAT scores.</p>

7

<p>When you’re applying as a senior, I really don’t think they’ll care about your 9th/10th grade scores at all. Obviously you’re older now, you’ve learned more things… your score 2 or 3 years ago isn’t that relevant to you now.</p>