<p>I suspect I just add Math and Reading score and leave out Writing. Or, do I add all 3 and divide by 3? ACT is more common in my part of the world. Please advise.</p>
<p>just take the total of all three.
unless specific schools only looks at math and reading, in which case just add up those 2.</p>
<p>Are you sure, Zephyravatar? If this is so, her score maybe isn’t so bad. 650 for Reading, 640 for Math, and a 570 in writing. She should report that her SAT score is an 1860?</p>
<p>I forgot to ask, is it worth taking it a second time?</p>
<p>I’d say a 1290 is better than an 1860.
If you can get away with just reporting the CR+Math, I would do that. Some schools don’t even take Writing into account.</p>
<p>It can be helpful to take it a second time. I did and improved by 100 points.</p>
<p>I’d take it again. Scores have a tendency to improve if taken a second and sometimes, a third. I’d do practice tests to study.</p>
<p>Yup, definitely worth taking it a second time, lots of room for improvement.</p>
<p>In general you write down all of the scores (eg. CA) and each school decides which parts they want to consider. </p>
<p>There is definitely room for improvement, check out a summary of xiggi’s method:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/68210-xiggi-s-sat-prep-advice-39.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/68210-xiggi-s-sat-prep-advice-39.html</a></p>
<p>Yes, usually an application form that asks at all asks for scores from each section, with dates that the test was taken. </p>
<p>In the case you mention, a retake would be a good idea.</p>