Should I cancel my SAT scores?

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<p>I got a 2220 on my first SAT, with a 780 CR, 690 Math, and 750 Writing.</p>

<p>I too the SAT again today, but I don't think I did as well. I believe, so far, I've missed 4 on CR and 2 on Math. But these are the ones I know of up to this point; there's still chance I missed more.</p>

<p>Should I cancel my scores? Is it worth it to take the risk of getting a lower score if I already got a good score of 2220 the first time? </p>

<p>Also, if I use Score Choice, can I choose not to send off my October SAT to schools?</p>

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<p>Score choice depends on the school’s policy. Such as must send all in or send all in for superscore</p>

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<p>Ok. But do you think receiving a lower score the second time will affect their decision? (referring to non-superscoring schools)</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t cancel. You spent 4 hours of your life in a school taking a ridiculous test that doesn’t test anything important and it simply doesn’t feel right to cancel it unless you were in terrible condition. I would kill for a 2220… My reading and writing haven’t broke 700 while my math is at 800. We need to trade LOL.
I remember on my SAT last march i got 760math with 1 question wrong so if the curve is bad your math score may be worse.</p>

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<p>Any other opinions?</p>

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<p>dont cancel. 2200 is good enough, plus 4 wrong might still be a good 720. Relax</p>

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<p>I don’t think you understood my concern.</p>

<p>I’m aware that 2220, the score I received on my first SAT, is a good score. That is exactly why I’m thinking of canceling the test I took yesterday. I don’t want to spoil my better score of 2220 with a score that I believe there is a high possibility I did not do so well on. Am I mistaken in thinking that colleges do not like to see decreases in score?</p>

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<p>Don’t cancel, I think you are fine. Possibly you did better than you think you did, as well, maybe one of the scores is higher than a previous score, helping you. Tests vary, as do scores. Unless you truly bombed it (and I don’t think you did), just keep your scores, you’ll be alright :-). Schools only pay attention to your highest scores and don’t really pay attention to the dates you took the tests or even if you did poorly on one section yet well on a different test. They are looking for any advantage that you can gain.</p>

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<p>Schools are ok with you doing well on the first test and bad on the second. It just looks like you had a bad day. It’s not like you did bad first and good second, where the suspect that you studied a lot.</p>

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<p>My opinion. It depends of the range of change. Plus or minus 100 points in the 2200 range likely won’t change anyone’s opinion about the original score. If one scores lower one might get the benefit of the doubt. If one scores higher, isn’t that what is expected given a second test with additional practice? It’s really what makes retesting in a high score range, irrelevant.</p>

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<p>@sosamenza Except I think my score may decrease by over 100 points, considering the predicted harsh curve</p>

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<p>I’m in the same boat as you. I think I improved my writing score but I think I missed a few too many on CR and math. There’s no way to predicting the curve before you get your scores, but some curves are just ridiculous. I got a 760 for missing just one math question in March. I’m sure there are some sittings where missing two will give you a 770 or 780. If you ONLY missed two on math and had a 690, I’m sure your score in that will improve substantially. I wouldn’t cancel scores because, depending on where you are applying, a 690->760 could be pretty important.</p>

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<p>Colleges look at your best score. They don’t care about the rest.</p>