<p>I took the SAT I in January, and got 2170 on it, and took it again in May, and got a much lower score, which was very unexpected. I know that colleges will only take your highest score, but will they also be able to see your other scores? And if so, does it have any impact on your application process?</p>
<p>Yes, they will be able to see your other scores, but they don't care very much if one score is substantially lower than the other. This is indicated by the fact that they actually superscore, which means that they take the highest you've ever gotten in each section and add the three sections up to get a new "superscore". For example, if you got a 750 V, 630 W, and 710 M in one sitting and a 650 V, 720 W, and 740 M on another sitting, they would consider your score as 750 V, 720 W, and 740 M. </p>
<p>So I wouldn't really worry about --- colleges just try to look at the highest score and don't really care much if another sitting yields a drastically lower score.</p>
<p>BTW, if you don't mind sharing, how much lower?</p>
<p>I got 2030 the second time, which is still over 2000, but it's just sad</p>
<p>Yeah, I don't reallly think that colleges would care very much, so don't worry about it too much... although I would recommend a retake? (question mark b/c it depends on the colleges you're aiming at)</p>
<p>Can they see the date on which each test was taken?</p>
<p>The school will combine your highest SAT score in each area to make one score, but some schools do notice how many times you take it. The great thing about the ACT is you don't have to submit all of your scores if you take it more than once. You can hold on to your scores and only submit your highest.</p>
<p>Not all schools use superscores, though. I'm pretty sure that some UC schools as well as others (i don't know of examples off the top of my head) that look at your best single-sitting score.</p>
<p>Do some research on the schools that you're interested. If you e-mail them, I'm sure they'll tell you if they superscore or not.</p>