<p>I know Penn requires students to send all SAT scores and as a junior I got my first test results back and got a 1950 (580 CR, 700 M, 670 W). I know I have work to do but how much will my low CR score affect my chances? I will try my best to get it close to 650.</p>
<p>It’ll sting if you leave it that low, but you have time to improve it.</p>
<p>Yea I want to apply ED next year so I will try to improve it to high 600’s but do you think that the fact I still got in the 500’s will hurt me?</p>
<p>No – Penn superscores your tests. That means they will take the highest CR, the highest Math, and the highest Writing together out of all the tests you took.</p>
<p>Try to score above 700s. That will put you in the range. I just did 20 practice exams over the summer and my score went up 200 points. …I worked in a research lab and would just do them while cells were growing. It was a good use of my time, I guess.</p>
<p>^^^haha that’s an interesting location to do SAT practice tests.
And yes, Penn superscores.
I got a 590 the first time I took the SAT for CR sophomore year, then got 710 junior year. Applying RD for c/o 2014.</p>
<p>Thanks guys I still have hope of getting in.
Btw Good luck with ur application process!</p>