Which scores should I send?

Applying to College
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<p>I am applying to UCs, and I am not sure which SAT score to send. For my first SAT, i got 660 reading, 680 math, and 640 writing. For my second, I got 580 reading, 680 math, and 770 writing. Which one should I use? The second one does have the overall higher score, but I have heard that many schools put more emphasis on only the reading and math scores.</p>

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<p>Indeed many colleges look mostly at the reading + math. US News uses only that sum in their ratings. But what do the UCs do? That’s what matter here. We know that they don’t superscore.</p>

<p>Since your reading is sub-600 on your second SAT I would be inclined to send the first. Perhaps someone on CC has inside information regarding UC Admissions and can enlighten us convincingly as to which option is best.</p>

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<p>Yes, while my score is much higher for the second one, it is only because of my writing score. It all depends on the importance of the reading score.</p>