Superscoring and the SAT

<p>With regards to superscoring...</p>

<p>Say i were to get 800 Cr 800 Writing and 620 Math, and then i decide to retake and TOTALLY disregarding the Cr and Writing sections to the point where i ignore the questions completely and get 200 Cr 200 Writing 800 Math (assuming 200 is the least you can get on Cr and W sections).</p>

<p>With superscoring would I (hypothetically) have a 2400 SAT score? And if so, would I be on on a lower playingfield than someone who got say 800 Cr 800 W 620 M and then 750 Cr 770 W 800 M?</p>

<p>Assuming also that all schools you apply to superscore..</p>

<p>Well, no one knows for sure if this would work. However, if colleges did see those 200s, some serious red flags would be raised. For one thing, your acceptance (if you did get accepted) might get rescinded because a 200/200/800 score implies that one used time from other sections on one section, which is against the rules on the SAT. Also, College Board might already have measures in place to determine whether something like this happens.</p>

<p>In short, it’s too risky and not worth the consequences.</p>

<p>Assuming that you used the time for the other sections to just compose yourself for the math section, seeing that the test’s length normally wears you out this feeling would be avoided. Let’s say then that instead of ignoring the Cr and W sections you completed them effortlessly and ended up with 650 620 800. </p>

<p>I thought, though, that the whole point of superscoring was to allow you to focus more on the section that you were less than pleased about, except that what i stated was a bit to the extreme. I would see it logical then, to blatantly ignore the sections i already did well on since technically im not doing them over since i’ll be using my previous score.</p>