<p>Okay so I took the SAT in June 2013 and scored a 590 cr, 660 math, 690 writing.
I'm taking it again this saturday and again in november.
Would it make sense to skip the writing section so i could only focus on critical reading and math? Then I would superscore those grades with my 690 writing. I feel that the essay and grammar questions really slow me down and make me more tired for when I'm doing cr or math.</p>
<p>Also, most college don't look at the writing portion so would it make sense to not do it at all?</p>
<p>You know, I would advise my kid to do exactly this if he were taking the SAT again.</p>
<p>However, if you are applying to ANY colleges that require you to submit all SAT scores, then this would be a bad idea . . . a really, really bad idea!</p>
<p>It would be a very bad idea even for schools that superscore. You need to send the scores from each test date that you have the best score in each section. Unlike SAT2 that you do score choice by subject and date, SAT1 is by date and not section. It will show up there and give a very bad impression to the adcom.</p>
<p>If you don’t want to do a writing test, why on earth aren’t you taking the ACT without writing?</p>
<p>And, what would you propose to do during the time devoted to writing during the SAT? Take a nap? If you did that, chances are that the person proctoring your room would have to write an incidence report, and it is possible that you could even be ejected.</p>
<p>Since you are scheduled to take the SAT this weekend, if you can’t cancel that registration, I think that you are stuck with doing the writing section. But if you do know for certain that none of the places on your list care about the writing score, you could take it easy on that section rather than trying to produce an essay that will give you a great score. Write a shorter, more simple one instead.</p>
<p>Remember, you will still get a score on that section, a very low 200. If it is what you want to be shown on your score report to everybody.</p>
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<p>If a kid has prepped for the SAT, taken the SAT, and now wants to retake the SAT for a school that looks at CR and math only, why shouldn’t they? Makes more sense than attempting an entirely different test.</p>
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<p>Not entirely true. Some schools that superscore make it known that they look at all scores. Other schools that superscore look at the superscore only: clerical staff compile the superscore and the adcom’s themselves NEVER see the rest of the student’s scores.</p>
<p>[This</a> table](<a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat-score-use-practices-list.pdf]This”>http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat-score-use-practices-list.pdf) shows which schools do it which way.</p>
<p>^ That is true, but some application would never been seen by the adcom as there are preliminary screening by the first reader who handle the data and basic information. Some schools let the first reader to do a quick skim intended to cut the applicant pool down to a more manageable size. (ref. How to Get into the Top Colleges by Montauk & Klein.)</p>
<p>what if you dont take the SAT at all nor the ACT?</p>
<p>Thanks guys. I ended up doing it because the essay was easy and I could relate to it so I might as well take all 3 parts seriously.</p>