<p>My daughter’s first set of SAT scores were pretty good (650 math, 680 cr, 710 writing). She took the test again (hoping to boost her math score) but, although her CR went up slightly, her math went down significantly (to 590). When the admissions officers are looking at the students’ scores, do they see only the three best scores or do they see all scores submitted? (I understand that BC superscores, but someone must see all the scores submitted.) Is it to her advantage to send in all SAT sittings, even if she only has a slight increase in one score, but a siginificant decrease in another? Thanks for any help you can give.</p>
<p>Yes. She should send in all of the scores because the lower ones will in NO way count against her. It’s only a plus that the CR went up. They will only consider the 650 in math and won’t even give a second thought to the 590. So, in summary: SEND IN ALL SCORES.</p>
<p>I think it really depends on what you mean by “slightly”…a 10 point increase (to 690) is of no value. Even a 20 point increase is statistically of no value, but in your D’s case, it gets her up to the magic 7…</p>
<p>I would recommend sending it in, because obviously it leads to a higher superscore. </p>
<p>Anecdotally, I had ~2100 score, and then retook and got a 1700. I still got in to every school I expected, and it seems that the 1700 didn’t hurt me in any way.</p>