<p>Hi,</p>
<p>My son applied EA to five schools with his first sitting scores (m:670, w:710, r:730). His second sitting results are in, down a little in math, exact same score in reading and a 730 in writing. Is it worth sending an updated score report to his EA schools? </p>
<p>tia,</p>
<p>Have you looked at whether the schools in question even use the writing score? Many explicitly say that they use Critical Reading + Math (CR+M) only. For those schools, I wouldn’t bother at all unless it is required. (Some schools require that you disclose all scores.)</p>
<p>For schools that consider CR+M+W – do they superscore? If not, the new score is not likely to help.
If they do superscore, would the new superscore (20 point improvement) put him in a better category? (Above the 75% percentile? He’s got a 2110 with the original scores, and a 2130 if it is superscored. I wouldn’t think that would make a difference at most schools.</p>
<p>Kid #3 is a HS senior. All three kids sent every score for every test to every school. (All three improved their scores a bit on their second SAT test. Not a lot, but a bit. Is 30 points meaningful? Not my job to decide that.)</p>
<p>My feeling is that more info can never hurt, and that the college can figure out what it wants to use.</p>
<p>If nothing else, the second set of test scores confirms his already commendable first set. </p>
<p>I would send. a) it confirms first set of scores as EllieMom points out b) it may be required by some schools if he’s applied to “top” schools. Also, did he note that he was taking the October test on his CommonApp? I remember my kids listed dates they had / were taking the test on CommonApp with their scores. If he said he was taking Oct. test and then <em>doesn’t</em> send scores could potentially raise a red flag … The scores are very good. They’re only one piece of the puzzle though. I’m assuming he’s got solid grades, ECs, etc. </p>
<p>I will chime in that I would not send the scores. With existing scores he has 1400 which is great. Let them think he only took test once 
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<p>Given that you would be paying 5x over for sending the scores, I’d say forget it. I would have a different opinion if hte +20 crossed a threshold level - that is, a 690 to 710 would be more valuable in my view than a 710 to 730. That’s because the schools report SAT’s on the common data set within levels - so an enrolling student who has a 700+ in a subscore offers a statistical bonus point. But between 710/730… it’s meaningless. Definitely well within the test’s margin of error as well.</p>