<p>say a student with strong extracurriculars (leadership, dedication, awards), great gpa + ap's, and nat'l merit sends two sat scores: one 2000 the other 2200. will the relatively low score matter?</p>
<p>in short, do adcoms care more about how well you can do or how badly you can do?</p>
<p>They are generally more interested in how well you can do. A 2000 is still a strong score - I wouldn't worry about it.</p>
<p>Whoa my SATs are similar- first was 2000 and second 2190. I'm sure adcoms disregard the lower score unless if the difference is major, like 1600 vs 2200.</p>
<p>They may think less of the lower score, and try to put more thoughts in the higher score. Though as a junior getting ready to take ACT in march ( or spring), I wouldn't send out any test score until I think it's okay. So before I directly send out my ACT results, I'm going to wait to see them first.</p>
<p>thanks for the replies! </p>
<p>any other opinions?</p>
<p>Although colleges will see both scores, most only take the higher score into consideration. I think they only look at the others when they see that someone took it several times and came off as "grade-grubby" or obsessed. You will probably only be assessed based on the higher of the two.</p>
<p>you are fine... you ARE FINE!!!</p>
<p>My HYP alma mater is requiring applicants to send all scores -- they have opted out of the Score Choice program specifically. Why? Because they DON'T want students to focus so much on repeated test sessions and also because lower income students don't have the advantage of repeated tests or test prep.</p>
<p>Like the last poster said, YOU ARE FINE</p>
<p>haha yeah i think the difference is neglible</p>
<p>well they will see it. thats all i can say. how they use it is up to an individual's judgement</p>
<p>well, the thing is they aren't necessarily going to see it. i have 18 hours to cancel.</p>
<p>that's why i started this thread...to help me decide whether i should cancel or whether it even matters.</p>