does stanford superscore the SATs?

<p>Just curious.</p>

<p>Of course.</p>

<p>of course? seriously? </p>

<p>do you have a list of the others?</p>

<p>I don't have a list, but generally, top privates superscore. Even some of the publics do (I think UVa does), though Berkeley and other UCs don't.</p>

<p>what does superscore mean? forgive me if i sound like a major dummy, but i've never heard that term before.</p>

<p>It's taking the best score of each section of multiple SAT sittings. Say you took the SAT three times with these scores:</p>

<p>1) 730 CR, 650 M, 630 W [comp: 2010]
2) 720 CR, 690 M, 620 W [comp: 2030]
3) 720 CR, 680 M, 640 W [comp: 2040]</p>

<p>At schools like the UCs, they'd take the highest single-sitting score (in this case, 2040). But at Stanford and other top colleges, they'd take the best scores from each sitting: 730 CR, 690 M, 640 W -- for a composite score of 2060. This inflates the school's SAT ranges a bit.</p>

<p>oh yeah...that makes sense. thanks for enlightening me kyledavid.</p>

<p>I think that's dumb. A kid should be rewarded if he does great his first try. </p>

<p>I guess I feel this way b/c I got a 2240 in January, and never even thought about taking it a second time.</p>