Send 2200 Superscore, or 2150 Single Sitting?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
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<p>I'm a senior who is in a bit of a quagmire right now.</p>

<p>The first time I took the test, I was not pleased with one of my section scores.
I retook it to raise that section, but in the event of doing so, I completely forgot about the other two sections! The fact that I thought I had lost my driver's license after I walked in the door did not help my concentration either; I was obsessing about that the whole time. The proctors and hall monitors all saw me looking frantically everywhere for it during the breaks.</p>

<p>As for retaking the SAT, I have to take my Subject Tests in January, so that option is not available to me.</p>

<p>Your help would be much appreciated!</p>

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<p>Edit: I forgot to mention: my 2nd sitting's score was much lower than my first.</p>

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<p>Harvard says* that they treat superscore automatically. Anecdotal evidence suggests otherwise. Because the difference in your scores is so small, I’d recommend sending the single sitting score- the fact that you got it in one shot will outweigh the small 50 point difference.</p>

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<p>Mmm, why not send in both? After all, you only took it twice, which is to be expected… (What’s the exact breakdown of your scores?)</p>

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<p>Superscore. It’s higher.</p>

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<p>do both. it shows you’re consistent in your scoring</p>

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<p>What does this statement mean? That Harvard is lying?</p>

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<p>^Harvard says that they only consider the highest section scores…</p>

<p>Mentos, what anecdotal evidence?</p>

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<p>Thank you all so much!</p>

<p>Does this mean that the admissions committee will only see my superscore? If so, that’s fantastic.</p>

<p>“What’s the exact breakdown of your scores?”
740 average of Math and Writing (1st sitting)
720 Critical Reading (2nd sitting)</p>

<p>I guess I’m well balanced now, right, xrCalico23? :)</p>

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<p>No, they won’t see your superscore. They see the scores from all dates and then superscore it themselves. (Actually, they probably just use your common app superscore)</p>

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<p>So basically you send all your test scores, and they consider the superscore for their admission decision. Right?</p>

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<p>Okay. Let me get this straight:</p>

<p>Mentos, it would be best to send the 2150 first sitting and let them see the common app superscore and -not- the lower scores acquired from the second sitting? because anecdotal evidence suggests otherwise.</p>

<p>I kind of see your point: the admissions committee would think less of my scores if they see inconsistency in them. I really wish Dec. 2010’s SAT results had turned out differently for me. Oh well.</p>