<p>Obviously we know now that colleges say they will pick the best numbers from each section. But just how valid is this? I somehow doubt they will look at a person who takes the test three times and gets 800s on each section but 500 on the other two the same as someone who takes it once and gets 2300. Even though by superscore Person A did technically get 2400, would it really be perceived as a legitimate 2400? </p>
<p>Inputs? Thanks.</p>
<p>inb4 silverturtle</p>
<p>What does inb4 mean??
Never seen it lol</p>
<p>I have had similar concerns. It seems strange to me that most top schools now use a holistic admissions process, but will ignore some of your scores like that.</p>
<p>^^ [Let</a> me google that for you](<a href=“http://lmgtfy.com/?q=inb4]Let”>http://lmgtfy.com/?q=inb4)</p>
<p>Someone answer this question ****</p>
<p>they say they ignore the other scores but in reality they don;t BUT in reality it doesn;t really matter because superscore shows your capacity of how well you can do which is what they are interested in…unless you took it like 6 times then it looks bad</p>
<p>The hypothetical situation you are proposing is highly unlikely. If the person is able to get a 800 on each section, then we would expect that they would be able to get at least a 700 on each section (thus at least a 2300 on that particular test) by the third time they take the test.</p>
<p>Fine, 2350 superscore vs 2300 one try. Which one would colleges prefer</p>
<p>EDIT: changed from 2230 to 2300 because of typo.</p>
<p>I agree with samd. I mean colleges obviously want to boast high median test scores, and even doing well once out of three tries demonstrates a capacity to learn and handle their course loads. Taking it a few times is accepted and generally expected, so unless your SAT taking becomes a frequent extracurricular, you should be fine.
Embrace the superscore! :)</p>
<p>@energize- some people I know get a 2400 superscore by spending all if not most of their time on only section, ensuring a 800, while doing mediocre on the rest (500ish), 3 times and then you are set.</p>
<p>Some schools superscore but consider how many times it took to achieve this score (e.g., Yale); in such cases, superscored scores are slightly less preferable. Other schools completely disregard whether the score is superscored (some even have the computer automatically hide the other scores).</p>
<p>^Out of the 20 or so admissions officers you asked, did you ever bring up the topic of superscore? I feel like this is the same thing people say about colleges not considering AP scores during admissions.</p>
<p>@Wong… wow i never thought of that…I guess that would work for decent universities, but ivies would probably get suspicious</p>
<p>At tours i’ve been on they’ve said that they understand that you may have a better math day on one test, and a better cr day on another. they’ve all said they will take the highest combined scores, but about 3 times is the maximum one should try to increase it.</p>
<p>@samd- maybe, or maybe not, a 2400 superscored is a 2400 after all.</p>