<p>Okay, I'm a bit confused about how SATs work with colleges. Do most take the highest scores from each section? And when you write your scores in an application, do you take them from one specific test? Finally, when getting Collegeboard to send your scores, if schools do take the highest scores, what exactly should they send? Results from multiple tests?</p>
<p>Thanks! :D</p>
<p>It depends on the college. Some colleges take the highest score for each section, while others don't. What colleges were you looking at?</p>
<p>Umm, I haven't got the list perfected yet, but so far I know I'm applying to:</p>
<p>University of Chicago
University of Pennslyvania
Johns Hopkins University
Syracuse University</p>
<p>College Board sends all scores of all tests (SAT I and II) that you've had scored before you request the scores sent. It is up to the colleges themselves to superscore your results.</p>
<p>I would also suggest that you report the scores from the single sitting, and report them for each time you've taken the test. Your application should match the official report. (Of course, if your highest sections are from one sitting, you need to report only that one.)</p>
<p>Check the application forms for each college for what reporting format they like. (They should all be available for downloading by this time of year.) Most of the college application forms I have seen ask you to report test scores by date, so you would report each sitting according to its actual results. </p>
<p>As mentioned in the reply you have already received, colleges decide their rules about whether your highest single-sitting score or your highest scores section-by-section are what the college counts when considering your application. Either way, the other applicants to the same college are treated the same way you are treated. </p>
<p>See the featured thread on the Parents Forum, "How</a> do top scorers on tests fail to gain admission to top schools?" for all the other issues to pay attention to in your application besides test scores. </p>
<p>Good luck in your applications.</p>