<p>Hi, I'm one of the many juniors who are freaking out about the impending doom of the college process, and I have been having trouble making the decision whether or not to "super score" my SAT scores. My recent SAT scores were a combined 2310, with 800 in math, 800 in critical reading, and 710 in writing. The SAT before that I scored a combined 2150, with a 730 in math, a 670 in critical reading, and a 750 in writing. So that means for colleges that "super score", I would get a 2350 if I sent in both sets of scores. I want to go into engineering, and am applying to STEM schools like MIT, Caltech, and Georgia Tech, so I figured that I would only send in the most recent scores because I was happy with them and writing isn't exactly the highest score at those schools anyways. But then I looked at the admissions graphs and realized that 40 points was actually a substantial difference when applying to really competitive schools, so now I am on the fence. Should I really show my far lower math and critical reading scores for the 40 points in writing? After all, even though colleges say they ignore the lower scores, they still see them and any judgement at all could hurt my chances. Thanks!</p>
<p>Super scoring is soft.</p>
<p>I’m sorry, beg pardon?</p>
<p>It’s soft. Soft like Sidney Crosby.</p>
<p>Personally, if I was in your shoes I wouldn’t superscore (or take the test again) because you are interested in STEM. They don’t care about writing at those schools especially if you won’t major in anything that involves it and if you have perfect cr and m sections. 8 years ago you would have had a perfect score…</p>