<p>I've posted a similar question before, but this is especially relevant to me now.</p>
<p>All of my ECs, SAT IIs, essays, and best classes are/will be geared towards Liberal Arts and Political Science. I'm taking the SAT next month, and I generally do better in CR than in Math. So, which would look better for me, choice a or choice b?</p>
<p>a) CR - 800
Math -720</p>
<p>b) CR - 750
Math - 790</p>
<p>(I purposely gave choice "a" a lower total score. Also, I'm asking this in a very literal sense. Depending on how I study, I believe my scores will be very close to one of these two outcomes.)</p>
<p>you can't gauge it like that. Once your in the middle 700s, chance and your test day condition matter more than your actual "studying". Just because one section can be higher, doesn't mean the other HAS to be lower. Unless you plan on using time for one to use on the other.....</p>
<p>^ It means they combine your best scores in each section, from different test dates.
For example, if the first time you took it you had 790 CR and 500 M, and the second time a 700 CR and 800 M, they would 'superscore' it, so you'd end up w/ a 790 CR and 800 M.</p>
<p>It might depend on what school you're applying to. I have a 150-point gap between my verbal and math (780 verbal, 630 math). I'll be retaking it, but I don't think it's particularly bad if I don't raise the math because I'm applying to liberal artsy places. Plus I'm taking Calc BC and Physics C and I've done well in hard math courses in school before...how do you do in school for math?</p>
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Unless you plan on using time for one to use on the other.....
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<p>That's actually the point. I have 3 weeks left to study: if I allocate equal time to math and CR, I'll probably see something like A, but if I focus more energy on math, I'll probably see something like B.</p>
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doesn't your choice school superscore?
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<p>Yes, but I've already taken it once, and this will hopefully be the last time. </p>
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depends on wat you are majoring
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<p>Political Science.</p>
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how do you do in school for math?
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<p>It's not my best subject, but I've taken all the hardest math courses (Algebra/Geometry 9th grade, PreCalc 10th, AP Stats and AP Calc 11th.) My math "average" is probably around a 94 so far.</p>
<p>B is better (since both scores are 750+), but if it was between 800 M 720 CR and 720 M 800 CR, as long as you're not majoring in science or engineering I'd take the latter. A higher CR score is more impressive due to its rarity than a higher Math score.</p>
<p>Unless you plan on using time for one to use on the other.....
i meant during the actual test, between the sections. You don't have to really STUDY for the test besides doing some test questions.</p>
<p>well if it's a school like caltech that doesn't care about anything other than math and science.... probably not. However I'd imagine for most schools CR is worth more than math, because the math section is just so easy.</p>
<p>but B is better because there's a significant enough difference.</p>