<p>Hey so the scores came out today. I had given for the first time in November and got a 2180 with a 790M 740 CR but 650 WR. In may my score dropped to 2170 :( with a 690 M (*** - I'm considered an extremely above average math student) 700 CR and 780 WR (:D). So although my individual scores dont look impressive, my superscore is a 2310. Is this a valid score for the Ivy's? or will they first look at how I did in each test and then superscore - thus noticing my catastrophic drop in CR and M. I hope they realize that I only gave the SAT in May for the WR section. Please give me your inputs CCers.</p>
<p>Bump… Please give your inputs, Im quite nervous</p>
<p>Could someone please clarify my doubt</p>
<p>You’re fine, stop worrying and wasting your money.</p>
<p>Don’t retake it. It’s not worth the money.</p>
<p>Technically, admission officials at most schools will superscore, but in actuality they also see your individual scores on each test. I don’t know… why the huge score fluctuations? I would retake it if I had the time. If you’re capable of scoring high for different sections on different sessions, then you should be able to do so all in one session with little additional studying.</p>
<p>Well I am a bit short of time since I need to write my subject tests… but **** I thought they’d just consider my highest scores and leave it at that. I didnt expect scrutiny of it 
Also, theres a risk that if i dont do well the third time, I’d still have to send that score anyway. But are you sure that they also look at the individuals? Because my counselor showed me the common app in which you only report your best scores. Plus, on all the websites they encourage students to send all their scores as they will choose the best from each section across test sitting. I want my score to be perceived as a 2310 because Im looking at Stanford, Princeton etc. Do you think with the situation at hand, my score is fine?</p>
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<p>The last time I checked, you have to report it by test date. I may be wrong though, so re-check if you can.</p>
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<p>Well, who is “they” in this case? It’s not Collegeboard who will be selecting your best scores; it’s going to be the admission officer who will be reading your files and noting mentally your highest SAT scores. If you send score reports from both test dates, all of your scores will show up on your file. An admission officer will see the fluctuations in your scores, but I have no idea how he or she will look at it.</p>
<p>If a college says it super-scores, then you should take its word for it. Colleges have the option to super-score, so if colleges don’t want to they won’t. One can argue about some discrepancy, but for the most part there is no issue. You shouldn’t worry. Stanford and Princeton super-score. Make a Google search or check the colleges’ websites to see whether your colleges super-score.</p>
<p>Since you are taking SAT IIs, just so you know, you are restricted to sending by the test date only for free score reports. Normal score reports (the ones you have to pay for) and “flexible” score reports (the ones the College Board gives you for free if you’ve used a fee waiver before) allow you to send by individual test.</p>
<p>But, for the SAT I, you must send by the test date. You cannot super-score sections yourself. Colleges do so.</p>
<p>Thank you crazy bandit. I know colleges superscore but my only concern was that while I got a 790 in Math the first time, I dropped to 690 the second time (albeit a jumo from 650 to 780 in Writing) and more specifically, my question is whether they will even care or not since ive got a 790 the first time or whether they will see that although I’ve got a 2310 superscore, my math scores are highly inconsistent? To make it more clear, although they see all scores, since they’re superscoring, will they blindly take my best math, reading and writing and then evaluate me as a 2310 student or eyeball the scores - form some opinions before superscoring and then view my abilities differently?</p>
<p>i think whether you would be at a disadvantage because of your inconsistency is arguable. some people say that there is be some kind of arbitrary influence (since admissions people are human-beings after all) in the adcom’s decision-making, but colleges never formally declare such a disregarding practice (it would make students worry, and somewhat contradict their super-scoring practice), so i dont think we will ever know for sure how these things work. i think, if you are really that concerned, you should just retake it (but i wouldnt say it is in your best interest to do so)</p>