<p>^^sorry, but based on tokenadult's earlier survey it appears colleges just don't care how many times one takes the SAT.</p>
<p>Anecdotal evidence, admittedly is weak, but from the testers I've spoken to the science section of the ACT is the maker or breaker for many testers.</p>
<p>Because S scored so well on science section, his SAT was 1430 but is ACT converted to 1520. At those ranges, a 90 point leap is significant. (SAT was not superscored because Math Section remained static; 1430 one sitting + 720 Writing.) However, just by his admissions results I would conclude that he was not given "credit" for his 34. For example, he was rejected by Dartmouth, known to be numbers sensitive, but accepted by Brown, known not to be as numbers sensitive.</p>
<p>I think the SAT is superscored because language and quantitative reasoning are supposed to test potential, whereas the ACT is supposed to test performance. Therefore, superscored tests might give a skewed version of performance, or so the story goes.</p>
<p>Practically, colleges do what benefits them and allows them to find and somewhat justify the candidates they select.</p>
<p>Not sour grapes; happy with our outcomes, but practical. The whole thing is a bit of a racket, but since some barometer must be used standardized tests are certainly easy to administer and interpret. I am always glad that brilliant kids who don't test as well as they perform real academic skills are given a chance by some wise schools.</p>