<p>True, or no? </p>
<p>Let's say one applicant has a 750, 750, 750 in one sitting (2250). </p>
<p>Let's say another applicant has a 800, 650, 650. Then a 650, 800, 650. Then on the third attempt, an 650,650,800. (2400 SS, 2100 non-SS)... </p>
<p>Will colleges really look on the second applicant's scores as better than the first?</p>
<p>If they superscore, the second applicant has a 2400 and in the summary that goes to the decision makers, that is the score they will see. Whether a 2400 is considered significantly better than a 2250 is a different question. Somewhat better, yes.</p>
<p>Do they have secretaries superscoring the scores or does a computer system do it or neither?</p>
<p>Cause if adcoms never got to see all the scores (only the superscored score) then why would schools like Upenn reject score choice??</p>
<p>I’m really curious about this as well. Can someone please answer it? Thank youu</p>
<p>I think an important question is, realistically, will someone capable of scoring an 800 on any given section drop 150 points on their next exam? It seems unlikely to me.</p>
<p>Despite what some people seem to believe, college admissions is not in general a purely numbers game. There are very few colleges where you get a number for each section of the application, all the numbers are added together, and the person with the highest total number wins.</p>
<p>In your example, a college that superscores will indeed have an SAT score of 2250 for the first person and 2400 for the second. But they will also see that the second person had rather inconsistent performance, which may well also affect the decision. I just don’t think that you can categorically say “yes, one person will be better”.</p>