SAT's: Mixed scores or no?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Amherst College
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<p>Anyone know off the top of their head if Amherst takes the highest score per section on the SATs or the highest overall score per sitting?</p>

<p>Example:</p>

<p>I currently (one testing) have a 800 Crit. Reading, 680 Math, 790 Writing. So overall I have 2270. I’d like to retake it to up the Math and possibly the essay (which I wasn’t expecting to be first!)If I retake and get 750/740(trust me, I know I can up it this much, my calculator died on me the first time)/795, will they take 800/750/795 or the highest individual sitting?</p>

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<p>I'm pretty sure it's per section</p>

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<p>Per section. Highest combined score.</p>

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<p>Is it possible to get 795 on the SAT? I thought it went in chunks of tens.</p>

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<p>I got a 740 on the Writing, a 760 on the Critical Reading, and a 560 on the Math.</p>

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<p>They take the highest score in each section, regardless of which sitting you got it. Btw, what's with the 795? SAT scores are always multiples of ten.</p>

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<p>I didn't know that. Sinces I got a 10 on my essay and I got 790 Writing, I figured if I got 11 or 12 (including the mult. choice) I might get 795.</p>

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<p>My daughter had 800 / 630 Math / 800, retook the SATs and got 800 / 640 / 800, then took the SAT Subject Test for Math and got a 740. You may want to try the subject test if you feel concerned that your Math record may otherwise be a problem.</p>

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<p>Did she do math level 2 or math level 1?</p>

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<p>Madourd, sorry to burst your bubble, but you definitely CAN'T get a 795. It's by tens. Always.</p>

<p>You can tell by looking at any score conversion chart in any prep book or one of CollegeBoard's that it's always by tens.</p>

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<p>I already acknowledged that I didn't know that they went by tens.</p>