SAT separate math-verbal scores considered?

Applying to College
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My november SAT score is 780m, 690v
I retook it again in Feb (January delayed) and got 690m, 750v

My question is: do they take the highest math and highest verbal from all the exams, or only consider scores from the highest combined score. Should I send it in, also considering that it is very late? I’ve never gotten lower than 700 on math since middle school. My other math/science test scores are good (800 IIc, 780 physics, 5 BC calc, 5 chem), but my verbals are weaker (670 writing).

Any help would be appreciated.
I’m applying for engineering for most schools (HYP, cornell, penn, washU, JHU, etc).

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<p>Congradulatioons on your scores! You should send them if you have only taken the SATs two or three times. They start averaging the scores after three testings.</p>

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<p>Thanks. However, the main problem is that my new score has a much higher verbal that I need to compensate for my weaker verbal background, but the combined is <em>lower</em> than my old score by 30 points (which I've already sent in long ago).</p>

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<p>They will probably take your 780M and 750V. The adcoms would not only take your new score into consideration.</p>

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<p>I would send it in. It depends on the college whether they look at highest M/V or highest combination though.</p>

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<p>As Quaker08 says, some schools will only look at score pairs from the same test day, and some will look at the highest score on each test regardless of when they were taken. You might check the admissions websites for the schools where you think it's most important and see what their policy is: if they take the highest individual scores, you may want to send them in. (Also check their policy on "rush score reports", some schools will not accept those.)</p>

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<p>Thanks for the answers. I know Princeton asks for the highest separate score on their app, but I'm not sure about the rest.</p>

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<p>hey does anyone know what the policy of CSUs is (highest math and highest verbal scores combined OR the highest combined score in one sitting)?</p>

<p>while i'm on the subject of SAT scores, if we held a score on score choice (back when score choice was still available) we don't have to release it if we don't want colleges to see it right? that is the whole point of score choice i'm guessing...but i want to make sure =)</p>

<p>THANKS!!</p>

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<p>i dont know what "score choice" is, but I do know that SAT sends all scores unless you cancelled them something like 15 days after you took the test</p>