<p>1) Can someone differentiate between these 2 for me? haha</p>
<p>2) If a college does NOT allow score choice, will I be allowed to do score choice anyway? (Will they find out?) Its just that my first SAT M+R grades were terrible </p>
<p>3) Does score choice/superscore mean I can just click off the highest grades from multiple sittings? So if I got say (random example: 700 M 700 R 700 W and then 750 M 750 R 650 W, for colleges that do allow score choice/superscore, can I just say check off 750 M, 750 R, 700 W and they wont see the grades I don't check off (700700650_) AT ALL? As in, it won't be sent? or will they be sent but they won't look at them?</p>
<p>Score choice is by date. You pick whichever SAT1 to submit. Superscore is picking the best section scores across different test dates. For that, you usually send all scores. Both are depending on the school. If they accept score choice, you can send whatever score. If they want all score, you send all.</p>
<p>Score choice and superscoring are separate and distinct concepts. When you order tests sent by College Board to colleges, it always sends all test scores it has for you unless you exercise “score choice” and specifically choose which test or tests not to send. </p>
<p>Superscoring is what happens when you send multiple SAT tests to a college. Majority will use the highest section scores from the multiple tests to determine admission; minority do not superscore and instead use that test with highest composite (or highest combined math and reading if the college does not use writing section for admission).</p>
<p>One rule does not depend on the other. Colleges that accept score choice and allow you to send whatever tests you want still superscore. However, there are many colleges that require you to send all scores and not exercise “score choice” and those colleges may or may not superscore; if they don’t they will use that test with highest composite to determine admission</p>
<p>Read the quoted part. They will release scores from ALL of the tests on the multiple dates chosen. The only way they will not know is if you take the test more than twice and elect not to send a complete set of scores.</p>
<p>If you use score choice to withhold a test when ordering scores through College Board, CB will not send anything to the college that indicates you took the test or that you exercised score choice so the college will not learn of the withheld test that way. Note, if the college requires you to provide the scores on the application or it is one of those that rejects score choice and requires you to submit all scores, then you should do so. There is also another way the college may learn of your scores: you attend one of the many high schools that put all your test scores on your official high school transcript sent to colleges.</p>
<p>Read the quoted part. They will release scores from ALL of the tests on the multiple dates chosen. The only way they will not know is if you take the test more than twice and elect not to send a complete set of scores.</p>
<p>Yes, I know that score choice allows you to pick test dates to send, but not individual test section scores. Still, how will colleges know if a student has elected to use score choice, if the high school does not put test scores on the transcript as drusba mentions (our local high school gives students the option not to have test scores on the transcript) and if the student does not self-report scores on the application, as billcsho mentions?</p>
<p>Let’s say a student takes the SAT in May and October, but uses score choice to only report the May scores. Test scores are not on the high school transcript, and the student chooses not to self-report test scores on the application. How will colleges know that the student has used score choice?</p>
<p>In my answer I assumed you would want to take the high scores from multiple days. If that’s not the case then you are right, the schools may not find out. But also as Drusba stated, if the school asks for all scores you should send them. If you are discovered later you can have your admission rescinded, be thrown out of the college, or have your diploma rescinded. Is that worth the risk?</p>
<p>Thanks guys! Can you guys answer these for me?</p>
<p>1) Superscore - I have a 2200 if I superscore, however, my first SAT the M+R is really embarrassing (1210, compared to my oct test which was 1450), I just want the writing of 750 to be superscored. So If I send the first test with the low reading and math, will it effect me negatively in any way? I know superscore means the colleges look at the 3 highest but I’m just scared they’ll see the low m+r on my first one. Should I send both tests to colleges that superscore anyway? Or should I just send the 2090? PLEASE HELP!!</p>
<p>2) If I send my sat scores right now, so it can make the ED time and I decide NOT to do ED at the last minute and do reg, is that okay? Will I have to resend my scores come december? Or will the colleges still see it from now? THANKS</p>
<p>In my answer I assumed you would want to take the high scores from multiple days. If that’s not the case then you are right, the schools may not find out. But also as Drusba stated, if the school asks for all scores you should send them. If you are discovered later you can have your admission rescinded, be thrown out of the college, or have your diploma rescinded. Is that worth the risk?</p>
<p>I don’t know why you would make that assumption. I’ve never had any misapprehension that score choice is the same thing as superscoring. Also, I’ve never expressed an opinion contrary to drusba’s, which is that if a school requires all scores to be sent, then score choice should not be used; I wholeheartedly agree with that sentiment.</p>
<p>Just to be clear:</p>
<p>If an applicant uses score choice, there is no indication in the score report provided by the College Board that the score choice option has been exercised.</p>
<p>A college may find out that score choice has been used; for example if test scores that were not reported by the College Board appear on a high school transcript, or if an applicant self-reports on the Common App more test dates than are shown on a College Board score report.</p>
<p>If a college requires that all test scores be reported, than score choice should not be used.</p>
<p>*Thanks guys! Can you guys answer these for me?</p>
<p>1) Superscore - I have a 2200 if I superscore, however, my first SAT the M+R is really embarrassing (1210, compared to my oct test which was 1450), I just want the writing of 750 to be superscored. So If I send the first test with the low reading and math, will it effect me negatively in any way? I know superscore means the colleges look at the 3 highest but I’m just scared they’ll see the low m+r on my first one. Should I send both tests to colleges that superscore anyway? Or should I just send the 2090? PLEASE HELP!!</p>
<p>2) If I send my sat scores right now, so it can make the ED time and I decide NOT to do ED at the last minute and do reg, is that okay? Will I have to resend my scores come december? Or will the colleges still see it from now? THANKS*</p>
<p>1) I’ve seen colleges provide different explanations for how they use test scores. Some are very clear that they use ONLY your best scores from each section. In this case, sending scores from all of your test dates is clearly the best thing to do, as lower score will not even be considered. Other colleges say something to the effect of they they use an applicant’s highest score, but not only the highest score. The distinction is subtle, but perhaps important. One thing you don’t mention is how much lower your writing score was on the second test; that’s a key part of the analysis.</p>
<p>2) If you send the scores now but choose not to apply ED, you will not have to resend the scores later; the school will keep the scores on file.</p>
<p>My writer score was lower by 110… how does that effect it?</p>
<p>Yeah, I should have figured out from your post that your second writing score was a 640. I’ll give you my answer, which won’t be satisfying… it depends. I would really need to know what schools you are applying to and try to get a feel for how they use SAT scores in their admission process. Generally, it seems that most schools put less emphasis on the writing score than on the CR and math scores, possibly because the writing section hasn’t been around that long (compared to the other two). Also, keep in mind that very often the student will overvalue the impact that standardized test scores have on the admissions process. It’s easy to do, because the objective number scores lend themselves to such easy and quantifiable analysis. But most schools, especially the more competitive schools where so many of the applicants have similar scores, really make an effort to view the applicant as much more than a set of test scores. In this regard, the content of the rest of your application can also make a difference in deciding whether or not to send both sets of scores or just the second.</p>