<p>My June 07 score was 2160, but my October score ended up being 2080. Prior to that, I had a 1910 from Dec 06. My superscore is 2220...My October test suffered a surprising 70 pt. drop in CR and an inexplicable 70 pt. drop in math (780-->710 $#%K). Aside from not feeling like crap, I'd like to understand what implications adcoms may derive from this 80 pt. drop in my SAT score. I'm really hoping to hear something aside from "well, adcoms may think you're performing poorer now than before." </p>
<p>To be perfectly honest, I do not understand why I received the score I did. I really expected 2200+ while being realistic. I have strong AP scores that are incongruous with my October SAT scores. I have academic grades that say I'm not in the 84th percentile. Everything other than my SAT score says I'm not a failure. I even studied :( practice tests, blah blah...Is it worth getting the SAT hand-graded? Does CollegeBoard even accept re-grading requests for the SAT?</p>
<p>I'm a senior, and I am applying early (Nov. 1st) to one school...I can't wait for the detailed score reports to go online on Nov. 3rd to determine whether a re-grade is worth it or not. Even if I get it my test re-graded, will the college see the new score in time?</p>
<p>Thanks for any responses (and I prithee understand my dilemma yet never have to face such a disappointing circumstance).</p>
<p>i feel disappointed tooooooo.
i just thought i could get at least 10 at my essay but i only got 9.
And my math......only 750......after i have checked sooooooooo many times!</p>
<p>Not sure about the CR drop, but the math drop does not really surprise me if it's from June to October....Not sure what was with the June test, but an enormous number of people had amazing scores (that honestly did not even have practice tests near their scores).......We got our June scores and said "uncle"; we knew there was no way that was going to be replicated in math and did not think that it was worth the 4 hrs to sit in an exam for a possible 10-20 points possible in CR (considering d had worked her butt off to increase her CR from Jan to June by 50 points).....didn't want to get greedy....Nevertheless, a superscore of 2220 is great!!!! Don't worry!!!!</p>
<p>Yea... the SAT math... even math wizzes can never guarantee an 800 because the questions are so tricky. So don't beat yourself up too much over math. Try taking the SAT II in math and maybe a mathy science (physics? or maybe (not sure) chem?) That way, you can prove that you are really good at that area, but perhaps the SAT I just tricked you.</p>
<p>I have considered math/science my strengths, but both times that I took the SAT, I've gotten a good chunk taken from the math section. arg...</p>
<p>And if you're worried about CR, take an English-based subject test (I think the only one might be literature though... which is pretty hard), and you can prove that you're good in that area, too. Though the lit test is very challenging, and sometimes improving scores can be difficult. But try a couple of practice tests (I heard Barron's, Kaplan, and of course, the official book are the closest you can get to the real thing). And if that's not really your strength, focus on writing a good college essay. It's a great way for colleges to see your skill in writing and your depth in thinking.</p>
<p>Oh yea, and needless to say, I agree with rodney, 2220 is great!!</p>
<p>yeah, that is very good. you shouldn't worry about it at all... scores can fluctuate depending on the kind of day you're having and what subjects you're trying to raise....</p>
<p>My repertoire of standardized test scores in the subjects mentioned are decent...(IIC: 800, Phys: 760..as for writing, English Language: 5). </p>
<p>I don't know...I'm really afraid that the downward trend will hurt me a lot. My college application's "SAT I: Reasoning Test" section looks atrocious.
I don't want my 780 in Math to be disregarded because of this 710. I also don't want to be placed in the lower tiers during the admissions process simply because of my SAT I score, although I'm nearly certain that will happen. Bleh</p>
<p>Also, 2220 is my superscore. My highest score in a single sitting is 2160 from June 07, and I certainly scored lower than that this October (leading to this bout of frustration and worrisome spamming of CC).</p>
<p>I also missed a $10k scholarship by 10 pts...Thank you, CR. <3 </p>
<p>Nevertheless, I thank you all for your reassurance. I hope you're right in suggesting I shouldn't worry...Ahh.</p>
<p>Colleges say they look at your best scores--Harvard strengthens that to saying "ONLY your highest scores"--so the key idea is to gain the highest scores you can, without worrying too much about how many times you took the test. </p>
<p>My son who is a very good math student, got a very middlin' score (690) when he took the test last spring. So, because his CR and W sections were better, he focused almost all his prep work before the Oct. test on the math portion. But <strong>EGADS</strong> his score dropped 40 points to a 650! He's never scored that low on a practice test before, and he came out of the test thinking the math portion had certainly gone much better then the last time. Weird. And this a kid --admittedly a humanities kid -- who has gotten A's in both algebras, geom., pre-calc, and now he's holding a comfortable A in calculus at the local univ!</p>
<p>I don't know. It was really disappointing to him. He says he's going to try to take the ACT test this Saturday on stand-by, just to see how the math section turns out, really.</p>
<p>On the other hand, my daughter who is only a sophomore (who has little math background and B average grades, and who was hoping against hope to even get out of the 500s) took the SAT in Oct. too and scored higher than my relatively mathy 12th grade son!</p>
<p>joshuatreemom: I had the exactly same feeling about math as your son did. I omitted two, but I was certain I got the rest of the right. The result? 660, 40 below my practice test average.</p>
<p>Did he practice with GENUINE previous tests from the Blue</a> Book, or with some other brand of test-prep materials? I never trust anything but the Blue Book. </p>
<p>For math review, I like the free tests available at </p>
<p>That's exactly what my son said coming out of the test. He had to omit 2 because he didn't have the time to solve them, and the rest he felt went really well.</p>
<p>By the way, my daughter said she also omitted 2 or 3, guessed on quite a few others, and got a 670. She is a terrific student in verbal areas (got a 790 and a 780 in CR and W -- and she's only 15) but she hates math, isn't particularly good at it, and honestly I've never pushed her in it because I know she's better of pursuing her real passions (and she doesn't give a rat's patootie about selective colleges -- she's rather be in a state school with a more dynamic mix of "real people", as she says). And here is my poor son who is 2.5 years older, who works like a maniac to meet expectations of super selective colleges, who enjoys math and is really very good at it... and he scores lower than she does.</p>
<p>Good luck to this year's applicants. Besides the tests, take care of the other issues you can still influence to make a good case for admission at your favorite college.</p>
<p>I feel the same as you. My OCtober test, I went up 90 in reading from March, down 90 in math. Same in writing= same score. But the 90 point math drop is killing me. I got 2140 both times, superscore 2230 so we really are very similarrr</p>
<p>also, Upenn admissions said they only input your highest subscores...by the time it gets to the actual admissions-they only see that, not your sittings. Your scores are great, anyway, don't worry so much!</p>