First time: 670 CR, 800 M, 780 W
Second Time: 720 CR, 770 M, 720 W
So my highest single sitting would be 2250, but my superstore would be a 2300. Would the 670 CR my first time tarnish my 2300. And would my 2300 be viewed as not as good as like a 2280 single sitting?
Most schools superscore so it isn’t an issue.
@happy1 just out of curiosity, would a 2300 superscore be better than a 2280 single sitting?
But OP maybe should consider the difference between a superscore where the college sees both test dates then does its own superscoring versus a superscore sent directly from college board so the college sees only the best subscores. The problem with the second method is that all the other applicants send in just their top subscores too after multiple test dates.
No. They would be seen as essentially the same score. That will not be a differentiator.
@Acez4Dayz You would not be penalized for taking it twice and sending in the superscore. A 2280 and a 2300 are so close that they would likely be considered essentially the same.
@Oregon2016 From everything I have heard talking admission officers, colleges that superscore just use the superscore. They will not differentiate between a 2300 superscore and a similar score from an applicant who took it once. Admissions officers have no reason whatsoever to lie about their process. In any event, those are the OP’s two scores so it is what it is.
I think that schools that say they superscore really do, and don’t ding you for lower individual scores. I wouldn’t worry about it. If you don’t get in, it won’t be because of that.
@happy1 ok, so AOs also never note that a kid has taken it 6 times in order to dial toll free?
Mmm… they might take note of LOTS of scores. Two won’t mean anything to them…
@Oregon2016 Why knows? Certainly you can take anything to an extreme and get an answer out of the norm. In any event, it would make no sense for anyone to send in more than 3 scores (if each of the 3 sections had a top score at a different sitting). If a person sends in 6 scores then there would be entire tests that he/he knows would not be used in coming up with the superscore – I’d imagine in that unusual and very extreme case that it would be prudent for the applicant to send only the tests needed to arrive at the highest superscore.
But the OP was asking about taking ti twice so taking the exam 6 times or so is not really relevant to this thread.
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